Friday Talking Points -- Biden Speaks, The World Listens
This week, President Joe Biden gave his first State Of The Union speech to the United States Congress, to the American people, and to the rest of world. This speech had to be hastily rewritten at the last minute, obviously, due to intervening events. Russia's Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine at the end of last week, which was obviously a lot more important than any political points or laundry lists of proposed legislation. So the speech got a quick makeover.
What emerged from this process was almost certainly a lot better than the speech Biden had initially planned on giving. The first 15 minutes or so (of a speech that lasted a wee bit longer than one hour) were entirely devoted to addressing the invasion, the geopolitical situation, and what America was doing and where we stood. Now, Biden doesn't technically count as a "wartime president" during the crisis (since the U.S. is not actually at war with Russia), but it is still having a major effect on how the public sees both him and our country. Biden calling for everyone to stand united with Ukraine is an effective political stance, it cannot be denied. Even the extremists on right-wing cable channels have had to very abruptly cease their admiration for Putin and their denigration of the seriousness of what's happening in Ukraine. America is unified once again against Russian tyranny.
Which, you've got to admit, is a good way to start the biggest political speech of the year. For those old enough to remember the Cold War, it is merely a return to what you grew up with. For those young enough not to remember this, it must seem like something out of a history book has come horrifyingly alive. For all those (of any age) who may have believed major land wars were just never going to happen again, it was a jarring wakeup call.
So far, the war has been a lot less one-sided than predicted. The might of Mother Russia doesn't seem all that impressive, after the first week of open warfare against a smaller and worse-equipped military. The advance of the Russian army has been slowed, and in some instances halted. But they do continue to advance, and they continue to besiege cities. Russia has already achieved one major objective, in that they now control a land corridor on the Black Sea coast which reaches from Russia itself all the way to the Crimean peninsula. Russia hastily built a massive bridge to connect Crimea after it had ruthlessly stolen it from Ukraine years ago, but what they really wanted was a solid land route -- which they now control, with the exception of the besieged city of Mariupol. But other than taking over a few smaller cities, Russia has still not achieved any of its main objectives, much less the occupation and pacification of the entire country of Ukraine. The two biggest cities have not fallen, and the advance on Kyiv in particular seems to have gotten completely bogged down.
Ukrainian forces are achieving more success than predicted. They have not retaken any territory from the Russian forces, but they have halted it in many areas. This is no longer a blitzkrieg war. The anti-tank and surface-to-air weapons we provided the Ukrainians with are taking a serious toll, destroying tanks and armored personnel carries and downing Russian aircraft. That is an unexpected and heartening story of success. But it is limited, so far. The Russian advance may have slowed, but so far it cannot be said to have been halted. Given time, they may chalk up more successes. And they could win a long war of attrition.
However, the Ukrainians (as with any defender against invasion) have a much higher "will to fight" than the Russian forces. Ukrainians are defending their homeland -- and there's no bigger motivation than that. Civilians are signing up to join in the fight, and Ukrainians abroad are returning home to help as well. The Russians, meanwhile, don't really have any reason to fight other than the deluded propaganda issuing forth from Putin. They are engaging in mass slaughter of civilians, which is becoming more and more obvious each day. Whether this saps the Russian forces' will to fight, and to what degree, is still an open question.
In any case, here at home it is crystal-clear who the good guys are in this fight and who are the bad guys. There's not a lot of disagreement about that. America, as Biden stated, is going to stand with the Ukrainians and freedom against Vladimir Putin's tyranny. Biden's tactic of releasing an astonishing amount of intelligence about what was planned before it happened has robbed Putin of the ability to manufacture any "false flag" reason for waging this war in the first place. Nobody believes him -- and that was precisely what releasing this intelligence was designed to achieve.
So Biden's speech began with a soaring call to stand with Ukraine and against Russia, and that's exactly what the American public wanted to hear. Joe Biden may not be perfect, but he is a lot of things that the previous occupant of the Oval Office was not: Biden is sane and rational. He is smart and willing to learn from others. Biden cares about our country a lot more than he cares about the size of his own ego. Biden believes facts when they are brought to him, even if they disagree with something he has previously said. Biden does not throw temper tantrums. Biden believes in diplomacy, he believes in projecting American strength abroad, and he believes in NATO and other international organizations of democracies. Donald Trump believed none of that -- he was only concerned with how he looked on television and his own petulant demands that reality be somehow changed to conform with his biases and delusions. In short, with Putin we've already got one narcissistic whackadoodle on the world stage, so it is a genuine relief to know how much worse the situation would be if there were two such superpower leaders right now.
Hopefully, the American public will be reminded of all this, both by Biden's speech (which was incredibly well-received) and by America's actions in the weeks to come. As we said, this is truly a time for national unity. It will be interesting to see Biden's polling numbers over the next two weeks.
While Biden was at his best -- not just animated but genuinely emotional -- during his speech's opening segment, the rest of the speech was mostly an admission that his own agenda has suffered some damage over the past year. Biden did rightfully tout the two major things he has achieved -- the American Rescue Plan and the bipartisan infrastructure plan -- but his calls for moving forward over the next year were muted by the reality of Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema in the U.S. Senate. The two have anointed themselves gatekeepers for what can pass a Democratic Congress, and they are not going to budge an inch on that stance no matter how much damage it does to the Democratic Party or Joe Biden. So Biden attempted to focus instead on what they might accept. This is a big step down from the speech he gave to Congress last year when he began his presidency, obviously. But at the same time, it is realistic. Biden didn't waste a lot of time making an emotional and righteous case for legislation that has zero chance of passing, to put this another way. If he had done so, he would have doubtlessly been accused of overpromising.
Meanwhile, Republicans are experiencing some serious disarray. This is for the usual reason, of course: Donald Trump. Trump can faithfully be counted on to do the worst thing possible, a talent he exhibited once again in both the run-up to the war and since it began. Trump has tried to rewrite history to say that he was super-tough on Putin (which is just laughable) and that he was the great defender of Ukraine (which is absolutely deluded -- remember when he threatened to withhold military aid if the Ukrainians wouldn't dig up political dirt for him?). This hasty rewrite became necessary after Trump heaped praise on Putin while the tanks were rolling across the border. Trump called Putin a "genius" and "very savvy," and as we all know, once the Republican "Dear Leader" speaks it becomes impossible for all the other Republicans to contradict him.
You know, just like in Putin's Russia.
Many other Republicans and conservative media commentators had been parroting Trump's pro-Putin propaganda, but have suddenly had to reverse course. It's almost funny the "reasoning" they come up with for spouting their previous idiocy, in fact. Tucker Carlson is blaming Kamala Harris, apparently for being a woman (or something, it's hard to tell with him). Senator Ron Johnson tried to blame the whole war (somehow) on Nancy Pelosi and Adam Schiff, which is just bizarre. But the prize for "most idiotic Republican idiocy of the week" has to go to Representative Clay Higgins, who tweeted out the following word salad:
You millennial leftists who never lived one day under nuclear threat can now reflect upon your woke sky. You made quite a non-binary fuss to save the world from intercontinental ballistic tweets.
Dictionary.com hilariously responded:
We're not entirely sure what this tweet is supposed to mean, and we're literally the dictionary.
At the other end of the crazy train was Lindsey Graham, who reacted (as is his wont) in the most belligerent way possible. In a tweet, he laid out what he wanted to happen:
Is there a Brutus in Russia? Is there a more successful Colonel Stauffenberg in the Russian military? The only way this ends is for somebody in Russia to take this guy out. You would be doing your country -- and the world -- a great service.
Brutus, of course, killed Julius Caesar, while Stauffenberg tried but failed to assassinate Adolf Hitler. This brought the most extraordinary rebuke from one of the chief conductors of the GOP crazy train, Marjorie "Three-Names" Taylor Greene herself:
This is irresponsible, dangerous & unhinged. We need leaders with calm minds & steady wisdom. Not bloodthirsty warmongering politicians trying to tweet tough by demanding assassinations.
As the Politico headline put it: "When MTG Tells You To Dial It Down...."
Of course, the Republicans (and Trump) have a long history of using Ukraine as a pawn in their own political machinations, which more than a few are now pointing out in no uncertain terms.
One Republican did manage to stand up to Trump with admirable fortitude (but then it's all really part of his plan to run against Trump in 2024). No matter what his motivation, though, Chris Christie said exactly what every other Republican should have said when they learned of Trump's fawning Putin-praise:
"How can anyone with any understanding of the world call Putin's decision to invade Ukraine 'genius' and 'very savvy' as we watch him unite the rest of the world against Russia in nearly an instant?" Christie asked Monday on Twitter. He went on to say that Putin has two choices now: an "unwinnable occupation of Ukraine" or a "humiliating retreat."
"Yeah, that's 'genius' and 'very savvy' alright," Christie wrote.
In other "Republicans In Disarray" news, the fight between Senators Mitch McConnell and Rick Scott heated up once again. Scott had the temerity to actually admit what the Republican Party's agenda truly was (which includes raising income taxes for over half of Americans), while McConnell simply doesn't want Republicans to admit what their agenda is to the voters before the midterms. This could be a major schism developing within the party, but so far Scott is out on a limb on his own, so we'll see how much impact it truly has.
Other things are happening in politics, but that seems enough of a wrap-up for this week -- a week overshadowed by a land war in Europe and President Biden's reassuring words to the whole world.
We have a few Honorable Mention awards to hand out before the big one, today.
The first goes to Beto O'Rourke, who romped his way to victory in the Texas Democratic gubernatorial primary this Tuesday. O'Rourke is now a known quantity in Texas, which obviates the need for him to 'introduce' himself to the voters, and this paid off handsomely for him. In a field of four opponents, O'Rourke won more than 90 percent of the vote and carried 'nearly all of the 254 counties in Texas after losing 76 of them four years ago.' That's impressive, although his chances in November of beating the sitting Republican governor are anyone's guess right now.
Also in Texas, Jessica Cisneros forced her fellow Democrat Henry Cuellar into a runoff race. Cuellar is one of the most conservative Democrats in Congress, while Cisneros is a solid progressive. Cuellar only managed 48.4 percent of the vote, while Cisneros chalked up 46.9 percent and one other candidate got 4.7 percent. Since over 50 percent of the primary electorate voted against Cuellar, it is entirely possible for Cisneros to beat him in the runoff. Which is also pretty impressive.
On the medical front, Senator Ben Ray Luján triumphantly returned to the Senate floor this week, barely one month after he suffered a stroke. He was warmly welcomed back by all, and this means Democrats aren't one senator down anymore (in a 50-50 Senate) so it is welcome news indeed.
But the obvious winner of the Most Impressive Democrat Of The Week this week is none other than President Joe Biden. Both for his well-received State Of The Union address strongly denouncing Vladimir Putin while standing up for Ukraine, as well as for his leadership throughout the crisis the war has caused. Biden critics are left mumbling how he should have moved faster or done things ever-so-slightly differently, but it's hard for them to gain any traction with such weak tea.
Biden knows full well that he cannot send American troops into battle -- which includes resisting the growing calls for America to announce and enforce some sort of no-fly zone over the country. This would put American pilots into direct warfare with Russian pilots, and could very easily (considering Putin's unhinged willingness to pay any price) lead to World War III. Biden is smart enough to know this. Within that constraint, however, Biden has done everything he can to aid the Ukrainians in their existential fight and to shore up the defenses of NATO countries that are terrified of what Putin might try next.
It has not really been long enough for public reaction to both the war and to Biden's speech to gel. We should start to see indicators of how much the public approves of his leadership over the course of the next week, though, so it'll be interesting to see if he regains some of his standings in the job approval polls.
For now, however, the whole world is more than just a little relieved that someone like Joe Biden is in charge of America's response. Especially when you consider the lunatic and unhinged alternative.
For being sane, intelligent, and measured in a crisis, President Joe Biden is easily our Most Impressive Democrat Of The Week this week.
[Congratulate President Joe Biden on his White House contact page, to let him know you appreciate his efforts.]
We have to say we're not happy with the news that the Biden administration has released new guidelines stating that getting a security clearance may be impossible for anyone who invests in marijuana businesses, but we can't accurately pin that on any one person at the time, so we'll hold off handing out an award for it. Still, it does reflect on Biden's "drug warrior" past thinking, so we have our suspicions.
Instead, we're going to give the Most Disappointing Democrat Of The Week award to Michael J. Madigan, the former speaker of the Illinois statehouse. From the Department of Justice's own webpage come the shocking details:
A federal grand jury in Chicago today indicted former Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives MICHAEL J. MADIGAN on racketeering and bribery charges for allegedly using his official position to corruptly solicit and receive personal financial rewards for himself and his associates.
The 22-count indictment accuses Madigan of leading for nearly a decade a criminal enterprise whose purpose was to enhance Madigan's political power and financial well-being while also generating income for his political allies and associates. The charges allege that Madigan, who served as Speaker and occupied a number of other roles, including Representative of Illinois's 22nd District, Committeeman for Chicago's 13th Ward, Chairman of both the Illinois Democratic Party and the 13th Ward Democratic Organization, and partner at the Chicago law firm of Madigan & Getzendanner, used these positions to further the goals of the criminal enterprise. The indictment alleges that Madigan directed the activities of his close friend -- co-defendant MICHAEL F. MCCLAIN -- and that McClain carried out illegal activities at Madigan's behest. Madigan and McClain allegedly caused various businesses, including the utility company Commonwealth Edison, to make monetary payments to Madigan's associates as a reward for their loyalty to Madigan, at times in return for performing little or no legitimate work for the businesses.
Madigan, McClain, and other members of the enterprise allegedly unlawfully solicited benefits from businesses and other private parties. The indictment accuses Madigan of engaging in multiple schemes to reap the benefits of private legal work unlawfully steered to his law firm, including legal work from those with business before the State of Illinois and City of Chicago.
Madigan, 79, of Chicago, is charged with racketeering conspiracy and individual counts of using interstate facilities in aid of bribery, wire fraud, and attempted extortion. McClain, 74, of Quincy, Ill., is charged with racketeering conspiracy and individual counts of using interstate facilities in aid of bribery and wire fraud.
While he still deserves his day in court, obviously, things don't look especially good for Madigan. That seems like a pretty damning indictment, and one that will be tough to walk away from. Illinois and Chicago have a long history of political corruption, of course (see: Rod Blagojevich, to cite just one example), and it certainly looks like they still have a ways to go in cleaning it all out. For now, Michael Madigan certainly deserves our Most Disappointing Democrat Of The Week award.
[Michael Madigan is no longer a public servant, and it is our policy not to provide contact information for private individuals, so you'll have to search it out yourself if you'd like to let him know what you think of his actions.]
Volume 653 (3/4/22)
We've got a mixed bag of talking points this week, with some positive cheerleading and some abject shaming of the other side of the aisle. Enjoy responsibly, as always!
Jobs, jobs, jobs
This is a growing problem that Democrats need to address.
"Once again, the American economy under President Joe Biden chalked up stellar jobs numbers last month, with 678,000 new jobs and unemployment at the historic low of 3.8 percent. But somehow the public isn't getting this message -- polls show most Americans don't believe more jobs are being created. The truth is we are approaching the end of a job recovery never before seen in America. More jobs have been created since Biden took office than at any other such time in American history. When the pandemic hit, the economy lost a staggering 22 million jobs. When Joe Biden took office, we were still down 10 million jobs. Now a total of 20 million have returned to work. At the rate we are going, we should hit full recovery in the job market in about three months -- much faster than anyone thought possible. That is a stunning record of success, and I wish the news media would occasionally point it out instead of always highlighting bad news. More jobs were created during Biden's presidency than ever. That's a pretty easy story to tell, you would think."
Zelenskyy Democrats
An absolutely brilliant slogan, to give credit where it is due.
"Right before the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Donald Trump offered nothing but praise for Vladimir Putin. He called him 'savvy' and 'genius.' Republicans were too scared to denounce him. Think about that -- Republicans are more scared of Trump getting angry with them then they are about refusing to side against a tyrant. Or 'a different tyrant,' maybe I should say. Some Republicans have been using Russian propaganda talking points for a while now, rather than condemning Putin and standing with the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy. This is disgusting and shameful, and I want everyone to know I echo the words of Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney -- 'We're Zelenskyy Democrats. And they're Putin Republicans.' It's that simple, folks."
A very stable genius
Hammer Trump and all those who refuse to denounce his words.
"When Trump first called Putin 'genius' and 'savvy,' all too many Republicans cowered in fear rather than denouncing this praise for an American adversary. At first they were even too scared to denounce Putin, but now they're just too scared to denounce Trump. The number of Republicans willing to stand up for what is right is pathetically small, although some of them in the Republican Accountability Project are about to call their fellow Republicans out with a scathing new ad. But the only one I've seen who gets it is Chris Christie, who tweeted out: 'How can anyone with any understanding of the world call Putin's decision to invade Ukraine "genius" and "very savvy" as we watch him unite the rest of the world against Russia in nearly an instant?' He should have said almost the rest of the world, because far too many Republicans have remained silent about their party leader's reckless praise for a tyrant."
Those words have actual meaning
Separate the serious from the hyperbole, and draw the contrast.
"You know what? A few weeks ago, Canadian truckers were in the news protesting what they called 'tyranny' while supposedly standing up for 'freedom.' There's even a convoy of trucks here, heading for Washington D.C., using the same slogans -- even though they are not subject to mask or vaccine mandates at all. But those words actually have meaning, as the whole world is now seeing. For two years now we've had to listen to a whole bunch of petulant whining about how health measures designed to make Americans more safe and avoid a horrible death are somehow worse than any tyranny ever seen on Earth. This was always nonsense, but this idiocy still continues. Representative Lauren Boebert, who has such a tenuous grasp on basic human decency that she heckled the president when he was talking about his own dead son, this week actually stated: 'But we also have neighbors to the north who need freedom and need to be liberated and we need that right here at home as well.' She was commenting on the situation in Ukraine when she said that. But you know what? Most people are intelligent enough to realize that truckers having a hissy fit over wearing a mask or having to get vaccinated is just not the same thing as tanks shelling apartment buildings full of civilians to crush a democracy. It's just not. The words 'freedom' and 'tyranny' have actual meaning, and it's about time all the lunatics in the Republican Party realized that cold hard fact once again."
GOP does not support the troops
This one needs highlighting in each and every one of these House districts, from now until November.
"The House of Representatives heeded President Biden's call to provide Veterans Administration health benefits to our brave men and women suffering all kinds of horrible aftereffects from the 'burn pits' in Afghanistan and especially Iraq. Biden believes his own son Beau was killed by this exposure, so it is a very personal issue for him. While 34 Republicans supported these troops, sadly the vote was only 256 to 174. Yes, you heard that right -- 174 Republicans just voted against health benefits for veterans for injuries sustained in a war theater. That is beyond disgraceful, it is downright shameful and disgusting. I hope the voters in each and every one of those 174 House districts holds these Republicans responsible for their indefensible vote, come November."
You say there's no room, but there they are
Speaking of disgusting and indefensible Republican behavior....
"Two members of the United States House of Representatives spoke at a gathering of white supremacists last weekend. The crowd they spoke to had been chanting "Putin! Putin!" earlier, cheering on the invasion of Ukraine and literally giving 'a round of applause for Russia.' Since then, Paul Gosar and Marjorie Taylor Greene have gone unpunished by Republican leaders or the Republican Party. Oh, they can manage to say the right words -- days after the fact, and begrudgingly. They say this is somehow 'unacceptable' and that there 'is no room in the Republican Party' for such views, but in reality these leaders are doing absolutely nothing about it. Kevin McCarthy says he'll have a quiet word in private with the two. Mitt Romney was at least brave enough to call the two 'morons' who are 'missing a few I.Q. points.' But Adam Kinzinger (who is walking away from his career in Republican politics out of disgust for his own party) put it best: 'What I think we should do is kick them out of the party. What do I think we're going to do? Nothing. Liz [Cheney] and I can get censured; they're going to get help up as the future leaders of the party.' Cornered Republicans sanctimoniously state there's no room in the party for white supremacists, but there they are -- and they do nothing about it."
3,272 times!
And to end on a lighter note, this was a little-noticed investigative story this week that struck us as rather funny.
"Remember all those new segments of border wall Donald Trump liked to brag about? Remember him calling them 'impenetrable' and predicting they would solve the problem forever? Well, it turns out that Mexican smugglers of both people and drugs have cut through Trump's walls an astounding 3,272 times over the past three years. It has cost the government millions to repair these breaches, which are pathetically easy to create. All it takes is a power tool available at any hardware store, in fact. So much for Trump's so-called impenetrable wall. Guess he lied about that one, too."
-- Chris Weigant
Follow Chris on Twitter: @ChrisWeigant
Cross-posted at: Democratic Underground
Why can't Zelensky understand why NATO can't implement a no-fly-zone over his country?
I mean, I understand why he wants it, but ... You Can't Always Get What You Wa-ant
CW
Trump has tried to rewrite history to say that he was super-tough on Putin (which is just laughable) and that he was the great defender of Ukraine (which is absolutely deluded -- remember when he threatened to withhold military aid if the Ukrainians wouldn't dig up political dirt for him?
Remember that Trump not only "threatened to withhold" the military aid but actually ordered that the funds be withheld?
Remember that the GAO found that the Trump administration withheld the funds illegally on Trump's order:
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Remember that in 2017, Trump echoed the Russian propaganda conspiracy theory that it was Ukraine that had interfered in the 2016 election, thus advancing Russian interests over those of our ally, Ukraine.
Remember that in July 2017, Congress approved new sanctions against Russia for having attacked the 2016 election, but Trump tried to weaken the legislation. Trump ultimately signed the bill because it had passed with veto-proof margins. He then issued a statement criticizing the proposal.
Remember also July 2017 after Trump had a private chat with Putin and announced plans to partner with Russia on an "impenetrable Cyber Security unit" that would (his claim) secure future elections. Remember it being compared to having the perp who broke into your home install a security system.
Remember in 2018 that Trump groveled before Putin in Helsinki, Finland, taking the side of Putin over our own intelligence agencies.
In times like these it is instructive to ask yourself: What if Obama did that?
Awww, com'on..
BIDEN SPOKE, THE WORLD YAWNED
Thanx to Basement Biden and the Democrats, the world doesn't look to the US for leadership anymore..
Hell people in Taiwan are preparing for a Chinese onslaught because they "can't trust the US to make good on their word.."
Ya'all REALLY need to face reality.. Basement Biden, Horizontal Harris and the Democrat Party has royally screwed this country over..
This is documented FACT...
Oh look.. racist cad is "ignoring my comments" again.. :D
For the record, I served Murica in our US Army.
Yes, that's yer claim.. But you have yet to provide ANY facts to prove that claim..
You are a racist which right there makes your alleged military service suspect..
You are a Democrat which means you hate this country and could NEVER have served this country's interests..
And you are completely and 1000% ignorant of military matters..
So, yer full of shit when you claim you were in the military..
THAT is established as fact..
I don't think poon is a Vet
My military and LEO service bona fides have long been established long before you were a gleam in Weigantian's™ eye... By non other than the late CW hisself...
My the background of MY service has been well established.. I have even posted my DD-214 as proof of my service..
Let's see yer DD214 racist cad.. Ach, what am I asking.. You don't even know what a DD214 is!!!
BBBBWWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
But hay, racist cad.. I am a fair guy.. You post your DD214 and I'll concede I was wrong about your military service...
Can't get more fair than that....
You'll always be nothing but a lying racist who hates America.. Can't even call your own country by it's proper name...
@homophobic vick
He once kept bragging about him being an expert on nuclear "ordinance"
Actually I don't recall ever bragging about being an expert on nuclear ordnance.. I know quite a bit of about it having been trained and participated on many a HOT cargo convoys and securing nuclear weapons..... But I wouldn't characterize myself as an expert...
Even if I had, your pointing to a TYPO as your "proof" that I have never served??
BBBBWWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
You see the facts here, homophobic vick.. Yer a luser.. You always have been.. You always will be..
I OWN you.... I get you posting here to Weigantia™ when I want and then I can dismiss you just as quickly.. :D
You will never be a match for me here in Weigantia™
Yer PWN'ed... Yer a kept wom... well, whatever you call yourself.. :D Yer kept.. Yer kept around for my amusement and then discarded when you begin to bore me.. :D
Well, let's see how bad Democrats have frak'ed up this country over night, eh??
Ahhh Here's a good one.. And, of course, it's from Real Clear.. The ONLY OFFICIAL unbiased and objective news source in Weigantia™
Leave it to Democrat John Kerry to put out there Democrat priorities.. :D
John Kerry: Putin’s Useful Climate Idiot
Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine marks the end of the West’s Era of Illusions. It was an era in which Western elites obsessed about solving climate change because the climate crisis was far more dangerous than issues of war and peace and the stability of the international system. They even convinced themselves that climate change causes war, so climate change policy could double as national security policy; and, for many years, the annual round of kumbaya UN climate talks was the apogee of international relations.
https://www.realclearenergy.org/articles/2022/03/03/john_kerry_putins_useful_climate_idiot_819615.html
Climate change, as a Democrat BS issue is dead..
Basement Biden killed it when he approved Putin's Nord Stream 2 pipeline project...
But for some Democrats, like moron John Kerry, they just CAN'T let it go..
What *IS* it about Democrats that they are so against REAL science??
In a BBC World Service interview, presidential climate envoy John Kerry expressed concern about the amount of greenhouse gas being emitted from the war in Ukraine. Kerry was just getting warmed up with a string of platitudes that show him as a deluded climate relic, unable to come to terms with the reality that Putin has imposed on the world. “Equally importantly,” Kerry complained, “you’re going to lose people’s focus,” as if the first invasion of a sovereign European country since the Second World War is an annoying distraction. Hopefully, Kerry continued, Putin would realize that Russia’s land is thawing, and the people of Russia are at risk.
Get that, people?? John Kerry is concerned that, what with people dying by the hundreds in Ukraine, people are going to "lose focus" on the Democrat Party's obsession, climate change...
Well, gee, Kerry... We wouldn't want people to lose focus on what's REALLY important, right!?? :^/
What *IS* it about the Democrat Party that they are such morons??? Anyone??? Anyone??? Beuhler??
Kerry concluded with an expression of pure self-deception, saying he hopes Putin “will help us to stay on track with respect to what we need to do for the climate.” Stay on track? Russia has never hidden its intention to avoid cutting its emissions. Russia’s second Nationally Determined Contribution, submitted in November 2020 under the Paris climate agreement, is to limit its 2030 emissions to “no more than 70% of 1990 levels.” The document is careful to avoid pledging to cut or reduce emissions. The 1990 baseline year was the last one before the collapse of the highly inefficient and heavily polluting centrally planned Soviet economy. Thus, the 70% limit actually enables Russia to increase its emissions by 34% – and that’s before taking account of any changes in forestry and land use that would allow Russia to claim credit for negative emissions.
Putin was *NEVER* serious about climate change..
Putin saw an opportunity to use the Democrat Party as his own personal USEFUL IDIOTS and go along with the West so the West would strangle themselves from their own oil..
Putin played Democrats PERFECTLY...
Putin actually got the Democrats to spearhead the weakening of the entire West...
THAT is how badly Democrats have frak'ed up..
The Democrat Party has been dancing to Putin's tune for decades...
This is documented FACT...
Putin understands the importance of energy as an essential component of American strategic power. John Kerry does not. That is why, to borrow from Lenin, Kerry acts as Putin’s useful climate idiot. Putin’s invasion of Ukraine plunges the world into its gravest emergency since the Cuban missile crisis sixty years ago. It puts into perspective the folly of those, like Kerry, who confuse imaginary crises with real ones.
Replace 'Kerry' with "Democrat Party" and it STILL works.. STILL is factually accurate...
Putin's been playing the Democrat Party with the global warming con for DECADES...
And Democrats are STILL buying into it!!
The entirety of the Democrat Party is Putin's Useful Idiot...
This is fact...
Elon Musk calls for increase in US oil, gas production to combat Russia despite negative effect on Tesla
Musk's tweet calling for more fossil fuel production was retweeted roughly 20,000 times in 30 minutes
https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/elon-musk-calls-for-u-s-increase-in-oil-gas-production-to-combat-russia-despite-negative-effect-on-tesla
Even Elon Musk knows we need to get back to being energy independence...
And HE has BILLIONS of reasons NOT to want to go there..
But for Elon, COUNTRY is more important than anything else..
Too bad Democrats don't feel the same way, eh??
Why do you people hate your own country SOO much???
No one can answer that.. Which is an answer in itself...
The Biden administration has faced increased criticism from both sides of the aisle in recent days for not doing more to focus on American energy production in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which has disrupted energy markets worldwide.
Additionally, reports have shown that the U.S. is buying 650,000 barrels a day from Russia, which some have argued is essentially financing Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war machine.
Which is Basement Biden and Headboard Harris funding Putin's war in Ukraine???
Can anyone here answer that?? Apparently not..
Which is an answer in itself.. I accept ya'all's concession..
CW
Yes, you heard that right -- 174 Republicans just voted against health benefits for veterans for injuries sustained in a war theater. That is beyond disgraceful, it is downright shameful and disgusting.
Boebert was one of the "no" votes, thereby denying approximately 3.5 million veterans easier access to the healthcare and disability benefits they earned for serving their country. Anyone clueless enough to believe Boebert actually gave a rat's ass about the deaths of 13 soldiers in Afghanistan need look no further than that.
Let's take a look what a Left Wing rag says about Basement Biden.. :D
Can Biden Improve His Grade With Democratic Voters?
AW
Amy Walter
@amyewalter
Lackluster support from Democrats is one big reason that Pres. Biden’s job approval ratings are the lowest of his presidency. Since April of 2021, Biden’s net job approval rating among Democrats in surveys from Quinnipiac, Marist, Washington Post/ABC and Gallup, has dropped between 15 and 20 points. Last spring and summer, Biden’s approval ratings among Democrats were in the 90-94 percent range. Today, they are in the mid-to-high 70 percent range. In other words, Biden’s grades have slipped from an “A” to a “C” among his own voters.
https://www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/national/national-politics/can-biden-improve-his-grade-democratic-voters
Get that, people?? Basement Biden's low marks come, not from Republicans..
Basement Biden's low numbers come from HIS OWN VOTERS!!!
BBBBBWWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Ya just GOTTA love it, eh?? Buyers Remorse is setting in in the Democrat Party.. :D
LOVE IT!!!
Michale
4
You are a racist which right there makes your alleged military service suspect..
By your own metric, your service is more suspect than his:
http://www.chrisweigant.com/2018/08/14/an-avenatti-run-would-help-democrats/#comment-124514
My the background of MY service has been well established.. I have even posted my DD-214 as proof of my service..
You spelled "stunning ignorance" wrong. :)
@homophobic vick,
My military/LEO/FSO/security bona fides were well established here long before you can to trash Weigantia™
Established by none other than the late CW himself..
As usual.. Yer homophobic AND full of shit.. :D
Hell people in Taiwan are preparing for a Chinese onslaught because they "can't trust the US to make good on their word.."
From Democrat water carrier itself, Wapoop...
Taiwan’s leaders try to calm fears over Ukraine invasion, but citizens worry their island will be next
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwanese officials have been working hard to discourage a catchphrase that has emerged over the last week, “Today Ukraine, Tomorrow Taiwan.”
Since Russia’s attack on Ukraine, the slogan has been repeated in local headlines, discussed in panels and uttered by jittery citizens worried that the war will embolden their similarly powerful and aggressive neighbor China, which claims Taiwan should be under its rule.
In Taiwan, where residents have for years been numb to Beijing’s threats and intimidation — including daily incursions into their air defense identification zone, military exercises simulating attacks on the island and cyberattacks — there is a growing realization that the status quo may no longer hold.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/taiwans-leaders-try-to-calm-fears-over-ukraine-invasion-but-citizens-worry-their-island-will-be-next/ar-AAUBDWa
And why won't the status quo hold???
Because Basement Biden and Headboard Harris cheated themselves into the Oval Office and the world knows that US (so-called) leadership has failed.. Over and over again..
Basement Biden is a failed leader.. The world knows it..
“I believe that today’s Ukraine is tomorrow’s Taiwan,” said Lung Wei-chen, a 69-year-old retired soldier from the southern city of Kaohsiung. “Other countries including the United States are not reliable, and we only have ourselves to defend Taiwan.”
Thanx Basement Biden.. :^/ Thanx Democrat Party :^/
You got a country in great shape with the respect of the world..
And ya'all trashed it... Good job.. :^/
November can't come soon enough...
Satellite images, surveillance footage, social media posts show the latest on the war in Ukraine
https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/graphics/2022/02/25/satellite-images-ukraine-russia/6921396001/
This is what the Democrat Party's funding of Putin's Ukraine war machine has wrought...
How ya'all can support this is simply mind-boggling.. How ya'all can support funding Putin is mind-boggling..
Because THAT is exactly what ya'all are doing.. By supporting your Democrat Party, you are supporting funding for Putin's war in Ukraine..
How you people sleep at night is a mystery...
https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2022/03/918/516/Sat-Cartoon-A.jpg?ve=1&tl=1
^^^^^ And THAT is ya'all's Democrat Party..
Good job, people.. :^/
Michale
5
Actually I don't recall ever bragging about being an expert on nuclear ordnance..
You don't recall lots of things; it's a terminal condition with you.
I know quite a bit of about it having been trained and participated on many a HOT cargo convoys and securing nuclear weapons..... But I wouldn't characterize myself as an expert...
You wouldn't characterize yourself as an expert? *laughs*
Even if I had, your pointing to a TYPO as your "proof" that I have never served??
Perhaps you have confused me with the poon on the board who has definite reading comprehension problems along with that recall problem you and I both mentioned (see above). If you had any recall whatsoever, you obviously wouldn't be arguing the asinine claim that I said you "never served."
Here, let me help your recall that's obviously so shitty you can't hold a thought for the time it takes to post about it. I said:
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That's either some lousy ability at reading comprehension or some super shitty recall... or both, and I thank you for the assist in the proving it.
As for that asinine claim of a "typo," you actually typed it multiple times and thereby ruled out any slip of your fat fingers and definitely ruled in your ignorance.
You see the facts here, homophobic vick.. Yer a luser.. You always have been.. You always will be..
I'm great. I'm also not a homophobe. I'm also not stunningly ignorant enough to post private military records on a public forum. I also wouldn't think I would need to explain the ignorance of a move like that to a self-proclaimed super cop, but here we are.
I OWN you.... I get you posting here to Weigantia™ when I want and then I can dismiss you just as quickly..
Said the dipshit with shitty recall who is responding to my post to another commenter.
You will never be a match for me here in Weigantia™
You got that right, jackass, because that would likely require a frontal lobotomy and the loss of my well-trained mind. :)
homophobic vick spews
blaaaa blaaaa blaaaa
And, as usual... says nothing.. :D
Poor little homophobic vick...
Nothing but a luser...
And in the great state of Florida...
Florida poised to limit abortions as Supreme Court mulls Roe
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday said he would sign a 15-week abortion ban into law after Florida’s legislature joined the trend of Republican-led states anticipating a U.S. Supreme Court decision that could sharply limit abortion rights in America.
DeSantis, a Republican, told reporters at a news conference in Jacksonville that “I think that we’ll be able to sign that in short order,” a day after the GOP-controlled statehouse approved the bill following a series of emotional debates that often veered into painful, personal stories.
Republicans across the country are moving to replicate a 15-week abortion ban in Mississippi that the Supreme Court seems poised to uphold this summer. If the court weakens or overturns Roe v. Wade, Florida could be less of a destination for women throughout the South whose states have more restrictive abortion laws.
https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-us-supreme-court-health-florida-ron-desantis-b94e54a0da65afede67582a867afebfa
Good for Governor DeSantis.. Good for Florida...
No longer will irresponsible Florida women be able to use killing babies as a form of Birth Control..
Democrats want a Casey Anthony Law.. A law that says women can kill their children at any time the children become too inconvenient.. THAT is what Democrats are all about... :^/
GOP lawmakers in West Virginia and Arizona have introduced 15-week abortion bans similar to the Mississippi law. Republicans in other states have modeled legislation after a Texas law, which the Supreme Court allowed to stand pending appeals, that effectively bans abortions after six weeks.
And when the SCOTUS totally guts Roe V Wade and throws it on the trash heap of history, that will be a GOOD day for America and America's children...
If you support abortion you are saying, for the record, that black American lives do NOT matter...
NATO Intervention In Ukraine Could Spark Nuclear War. Here’s How It Could Happen
In the simulation we mapped out, not only does NATO get sucked in unintentionally, but Russia releases nuclear weapons in its desperation.
https://thefederalist.com/2022/03/04/nato-involvement-in-ukraine-could-spark-nuclear-genocide-heres-how-it-could-happen/
Welcome to 2022, thanx to Basement Biden, Headboard Harris and the Democrat Party... :^/
What *IS* it about Democrats that they frak up everything they touch??
The above article assumes that it's Putin who makes the miscalculation..
It's obvious in the here and now, it's Basement Biden who is likely to miscalculate..
Given Basement Biden's complete and utter incompetence in Afghanistan, it could come to pass that Basement Biden wants to show how tough he is...
So he does something totally stupid and escalates the crisis..
THAT is the likely scenario that leads to WWIII...
Of course it's a DEMOCRAT who starts WWIII.. :^/
It's interesting...
racist cad claims to be of Ukraine descent...
The racism that permeates Ukraine culture is well documented..
So racist cad's racism is well founded in Ukraine culture...
If racist cad is REALLY of Ukraine descent then it simply shows where racist cad's racism came from..
I have to say, I am LOVING this 11thGen CPU/Motherboard.. I can post SOO much faster to Weigantia™ and a lot more posts as well!! hehehehehehe :D
Lovin' it!! :D
So, let's kill Basement Biden's big fat lie..
The ONLY claim that Basement Biden can make is proven to be complete and utter bullshit.. :D
It's Time To Kill This Big Fat Biden Lie
If Google, Facebook, Twitter, and the rest of the Big Tech bullies insist on stopping “misinformation,” why aren’t they censoring President Joe Biden for his repeated flagrant lie about the economy? You know, the one where he claims we were in a state of crisis when he came into office, from which he and his $2 trillion “American Rescue Plan” saved us.
Biden says it over and over again. Here’s a sampling over the past year:
“We’ve turned the tide on a once-in-a-generation economic crisis. And families are beginning to be able to breathe just a little bit easier.”
“Look, when we came to office, we knew we were facing a once-in-a-century pandemic and a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.”
“When I was sworn in as president, the nation was struggling to pull out of the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression.”
In his State of the Union, Biden claimed that his “American Rescue Plan” was one of the “few pieces of legislation” to have “done more at a critical moment in our history to lift us out of a crisis.”
This is a lie. A big fat lie. A big fat Biden-sized lie.
https://issuesinsights.com/2022/03/04/its-time-to-kill-this-big-fat-biden-lie-once-and-for-all/
And THAT says something because Biden has told some really big lies in his day...
But WHY exactly is it a lie??
Read on... :D
So, even though we have said it in this space many times before, it’s time to spell it out as plainly as we can:
The country was not in an economic crisis, or a crisis of any kind, when Biden took office.
It is a crisis now, however, thanks to what Biden has done since taking office.
Here are the facts.
On the day Biden signed his “American Rescue Plan” into law, the COVID-lockdown recession had been over for more than a year.
The National Bureau of Economic Research, which is the official scorekeeper of downturns and recoveries, says that the 2020 recession lasted all of – wait for it – eight weeks. It was, in fact, the shortest recession in modern history. It started in February 2020 and was over by April 2020.
Get that people...
This recession was the SHORTEST recession in modern history... Just 3 months +/-...
That was it...
The recession was also completely avoidable since it was caused by the catastrophically ill-informed and wrongheaded decision by governments, enacted in a panic and with no empirical support, to force the economy into a lockdown to “flatten the curve” on COVID outbreaks. We know that, based on scientific studies done since, these lockdowns were worse than doing nothing.
As university researchers who did a “meta analysis” of studies on the effectiveness of lockdowns concluded, “Lockdowns have had little to no public health effects,” adding that “they have imposed enormous economic and social costs where they have been adopted. In consequence, lockdown policies are ill-founded and should be rejected as a pandemic policy instrument.”
This once-in-a-generation mistake threw the then-booming economy into a tailspin, tossed millions out of work, and sparked trillions in deficit-financed spending to spare the country a worse fate.
Democrats just HAD to take down President Trump.. So they latched onto ANYTHING that would help them do that..
A normal once every few years pandemic comes along, not much different than Odumbo's H1N1 pandemic and Democrats latched onto that, dialed up the hysteria and fear-mongering to 11... HUNDRED and proceeded to totally destroy this country's economy..
The FACT that COVID was a POLITICAL pandemic is well documented.. Basement Biden and Headboard Harris are the mother and father of vaccine hesitancy...
Further proof that COVID is solely political?? Magically, the CDC changed policies to support the politics of the Democrat Party...
Basement Biden and Horizontal Harris and their CDC was NEVER about the science..
All of the COVID protocols and policies put in place by the three stooges were based on POLLS....
How do we know this???
Because the CDC changed the policies RIGHT before Basement Biden's SOTU... The SCIENCE hadn't changed one iota...
What changed is the need for positive Democrat optics...
https://i0.wp.com/issuesinsights.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Biden-Crisis.jpg?resize=570%2C626&ssl=1
Thanx to President Trump's policies and great leadership, the US economy was bouncing back LONG BEFORE Basement Biden's so-called American Rescue Plan..
The American Rescue Plan was designed SOLELY to rescue the flailing and failing Democrat Party..
And, like everything else Basement Biden and the Democrats have done..
It's a COMPLETE and UTTER failure...
The facts are clear... And, since no one disputes the facts, that means ya'all agree with the facts..
That's the Demcorat Party mantra...
SILENCE GIVES ASSENT
Meanwhile, GDP growth in the third quarter of 2020 was a jaw-dropping 33.8%, followed by a 4.5% gain in Q4. At the start of 2021, the typically pessimistic Congressional Budget Office forecast real GDP growth for the year would be close to 5%, which would have been the biggest annual gain since 1999. That was assuming nothing Biden proposed was enacted.
And in the month Biden took office, the GDP had recovered all the ground it had lost from the COVID recession, according to the monthly figures by Macroeconomic Advisors. It was $21.92 trillion in February 2020, plunged to $18.5 trillion by April 2020, and topped $22 trillion by January 2021. (See the nearby chart.)
To call this situation a crisis is a lie. A blatant lie. A big fat blatant lie. A big fat blatant Biden lie.
When Basement Biden took office, due to great leadership from President Trump, the US economy gained back ALL the losses that Democrats' with their bogus hysteria and fear-mongering caused..
The economy was bouncing back...
And then Basement Biden took over and now the economy is back in the shitter..
All thanks to INCOMPETENT leadership from Basement Biden and the Democrat Party...
These are the facts that NO ONE here can dispute..
And, since SILENCE GIVES ASSENT.....
I accept ya'all's concession.. :D
So why does Biden do it? And why doesn’t the army of media fact-checkers and the self-appointed Big Tech misinformation police call him on it?
For Biden, he needed to pretend the country was in a state of crisis to justify his $2 trillion spending spree. Since then, he’s needed to keep up the fiction about this crisis so he could claim to have “rescued” the country from it.
“Thanks to the American Rescue Plan, we lifted this country out of crisis, created 6.5 million jobs – more jobs than any American has ever created in a single year,” is a favorite Biden line.
The reality is that Biden’s rescue plan didn’t rescue anything. It and Biden’s other ministrations have made the economy worse. His reckless spending set off an inflationary spiral, one that Biden has no clue how to stop. His “rescue” plan’s unemployment bonuses and his COVID mandates exacerbated the labor shortage and supply chain problems. His war against oil helped push up gasoline prices.
The simple fact is Basement Biden is incompetent.. He simply CANNOT lead.. Everything he and the Democrats have done turns to shit..
Hell, Basement Biden can't even convince his OWN PARTY to go along with his bullshit and incompetence...
Basement Biden is a failure.. The Democrat Party is a failure...
"These are the facts of the case. And they are undisputed."
-Captain Smilin' Jack Ross, A FEW GOOD MEN
Hey, Michale!
"You know what I love?"
"Everything."
"No, besides that."
"What."
"I LOVE being horizontal!"
Heh. What movie is that from? It has become a favourite. :)
Speaking of Democrats' COVID political theater...
DeSantis Closes the Curtain on COVID Theater
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis recently told a group of college students participating in an event at the University of South Florida, "You do not have to wear those masks. Please take them off. Honestly, it's not doing anything. We've gotta stop with this COVID theater. So, if you wanna wear it, fine, but this is ridiculous."
Another ginned-up cycle of media hyperventilation ensued, as it does. And many of the same pundits who supported state mandates compelling prepubescent kids to strap useless masks over their faces were suddenly aghast at the sight of such egregious harassment.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2022/03/04/desantis_closes_the_curtain_on_covid_theater_147284.html
I loved it!!!
Governor DeSantis basically told those kids, "Look.. Yer Democrats are LYING to you and making you look ridiculous!! Take off those dunsel masks that make ya'all look like fools!!"
Gov DeSantis nailed it!!! :D
"If Florida is so 'free,'" asked Joy Reid, "why does DeSantis think he has the right to bully and give orders to other peoples' kids?"
"Incredible predictable how conservative ideology goes from 'hey it should be my choice; dont tell me what to do!' to 'we are *abolutely* gonna tell you what to do once we have the power to do it,'" tweeted Chris Hayes to his 2.4 million followers.
Setting aside the fact that neither Hayes nor Reid seem to understand what the words "if you wanna wear it, fine" mean, there is an extraordinary concession in all these hysterics. Progressives believe that it's bullying to ask kids not to wear masks, but it's not bullying for the state to coerce them to do it. Either they can't comprehend the distinction between compelling someone and offering them an option -- which would explain a lot about their political philosophy -- or they dishonestly conflate the two.
It's funny how Democrats flip their positions at the drop of a dime..
DEMOCRATS have NO PROBLEM forcing USELESS masks and USELESS vaccines on Americans..
But when a GOP'er who actually FOLLOWS the science and suggests to kids that they really don't need masks, Democrats go apeshit..
"Hypocrisy.. It's not a Democrat programming bug. It's a feature"
My favorite movie is SILENCE IN THE FACE OF RACISM *IS* RACISM
Produced and Directed by The Democrat Party
Grrrrr.. Let me repost #36 so there is no confusion..
"If Florida is so 'free,'" asked Joy Reid, "why does DeSantis think he has the right to bully and give orders to other peoples' kids?"
"Incredible predictable how conservative ideology goes from 'hey it should be my choice; dont tell me what to do!' to 'we are *abolutely* gonna tell you what to do once we have the power to do it,'" tweeted Chris Hayes to his 2.4 million followers.
Setting aside the fact that neither Hayes nor Reid seem to understand what the words "if you wanna wear it, fine" mean, there is an extraordinary concession in all these hysterics. Progressives believe that it's bullying to ask kids not to wear masks, but it's not bullying for the state to coerce them to do it. Either they can't comprehend the distinction between compelling someone and offering them an option -- which would explain a lot about their political philosophy -- or they dishonestly conflate the two.
It's funny how Democrats flip their positions at the drop of a dime..
DEMOCRATS have NO PROBLEM forcing USELESS masks and USELESS vaccines on Americans..
But when a GOP'er who actually FOLLOWS the science and suggests to kids that they really don't need masks, Democrats go apeshit..
"Hypocrisy.. It's not a bug in Democrat programming.
It's a feature"
You're just no fun, anymore ... :(
Watch the video, and you'll see that some of the students kept their masks on and others were smiling as they took them off. Of course, if a governor's office had forced students to mask up, as college administrators have been doing for two years now, that wouldn't have bothered progressives at all. Fact is, I can't think of a single conservative legislator who's proposed forcing anyone not to wear a mask or not to get vaccinated. Coercive policies related to COVID are almost exclusively the domain of Democrats.
And THAT is factually accurate...
Coercive policies related to COVID are almost exclusively the domain of Democrats.
Funny about how, when Democrats want to kill babies, they are ALL about choice...
But when Americans don't want to expose themselves to the ill side effects of USELESS masks and USELESS vaccinations, Democrats want to take away any freedom of choice..
Thereby proving once again...
"Hypocrisy.. It's not a bug in Democrat programming.
It's a feature"
You're just no fun, anymore ... :(
Don't blame me..
I just found out one of my best (net) friends is, based on the ideology that SHE believes in, a racist...
How the hell do you EXPECT me to feel about that!!??
You people have gone on and on about how racism is bad.. How racism should be condemned..
But when you have a blatant racist pop up RIGHT IN YOUR midst you refuse to condemn his racist comments because he is a fellow Democrat...
EVERYTHING you claimed to be about as far as condemning racism was a lie...
How the hell do you EXPECT me to feel about that??
I have asked you repeatedly for us to clear the air about this.. But you refuse...
So, anything that happens now is on you, not me..
And the same pundits and politicians who have spent two years attempting to ostracize and slander anyone who opposed their mandates are now deeply upset by some gentle prodding. Hayes repeatedly accused mask critics of belonging to a "death cult" when it was politically convenient. MSNBC's Mika Brzezinski referred to COVID as "the DeSantis variant," in part because the Florida governor opposed mask mandates. Only last month, New York Times columnist Paul Krugman was arguing that airplane passengers who refuse to wear masks should be treated as terrorists. I could give scores of examples just like those.
Once again...
"Hypocrisy.. It's not a bug in Democrat programming.
It's a feature"
One of the most eye-roll-inducing lines from President Joe Biden -- who once threatened DeSantis with government action because his "patience is wearing thin" -- the other night during the State of the Union address was his contention that we should "stop looking at COVID-19 as a partisan dividing line and see it for what it is: a God-awful disease."
It was Basement Biden and Horizontal Harris who made COVID a partisan pandemic.. By ignoring the SCIENCE and simply following politics...
Then, of course, there's the small issue of DeSantis being objectively and morally correct about mask wearing. In January, when Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin issued an executive order that freed parents to choose whether their kids wore masks, the entire left-wing punditsphere accused him of infanticide. The White House's favorite columnist, Jennifer Rubin, remarked that Youngkin had "brought DeSantis anti-mask nuttery to VA." Within a couple of months, the CDC changed its super-scientific mask guidelines just in time for Biden to announce them in the State of the Union speech. By this time, nearly every state had followed Youngkin's lead. No explanation yet from Rubin, or any other Democrat, on why Biden has engaged in this nuttery as well.
Once again... The GOP leaders were dead on ballz accurate about masks and lockdowns and everything..
The Democrat hysterical fear-mongerers were PROVEN to be completely and utterly ignorant.. On everything..
It's real simple Liz..
Do you condemn racist cad and his racist comments??
Yes or no??
The fact that I even have to ask indicates how far Weigantia™ sunk into the hate/bigotry/racist morass...
If you have to ask if I am a racist or condone racism, then, we're done here.
You are absolutely correct...
Given the facts that racist cad posted blatantly racist comments, the fact that I have to ask simply proves what I said...
I shouldn't HAVE to ask.. Any decent person would have condemned those comments straight away without ANY prompting...
That is exactly my point..
We still don't know the full extent of the damage COVID theater has had on children. The state restrictions, interventions and mandates implemented in the second half of 2020 -- when we already knew better -- were never grounded in rigorous science. It was more like a rite of leftist COVID theology. DeSantis merely told some kids to stop living in fear. That's a healthy, patriotic and scientifically sound thing to do.
The emotional scars that Democrats have inflicted on children won't become obvious for a long time to come..
Once these scars DO start to manifest themselves... It is my fervent hope that Democrat all over the country are held accountable...
Democrats have committed child-abuse writ large...
I Signed Up to Study Journalism. What They Taught Me Was Activism
Even by the hyper-progressive standards of the Canadian education sector, Ryerson University in Toronto has distinguished itself as being unusually energetic in its social justice messaging. Last spring, Indigenous activists destroyed the statue of the university’s namesake, Egerton Ryerson, on the basis that he helped design Canada’s system of residential schools. By way of response, the school’s president could not even bring himself to criticize the vandals, but rather expressed his relief that none of them were injured during the course of their crime. He also pledged that “the statue will not be restored or replaced,” and asserted that these events only showcased the importance of the work being conducted by a task force looking into the renaming of the university. To no one’s surprise, that task force not only concluded that Ryerson should be renamed, but also that the school should make amends for its previous association with the Ryerson name, as well as implement the usual litany of new Indigenous- and black-themed consciousness-raising courses and programs. (While no new name has yet been chosen for the school, numerous Ryerson scholars now have taken to referring to their school as “X University.”)
https://quillette.com/2022/03/05/i-signed-up-to-study-journalism-what-they-taught-me-was-activism/
This is the sad state of the world, brought to you by Left Wing idiots who think the world owes them a living.. :^/
Racist Michale
47
Given the facts that racist cad posted blatantly racist comments, the fact that I have to ask simply proves what I said...
Given the fact that you resemble your own definition of "racist" and the fact that you have posted the same thing except multiple more times than him and dropping it in conversation versus posting a quote like MtnCaddy was doing in his post, you lost the moral high ground on this issue multiple years ago:
http://www.chrisweigant.com/2018/08/14/an-avenatti-run-would-help-democrats/
Fast forward to now, and you meet the definition of hysterical hypocritical blathering idiot with his knickers all in a twist over somebody not being chastised for exhibiting your own behavior.
I shouldn't HAVE to ask.. Any decent person would have condemned those comments straight away without ANY prompting...
And I shouldn't have to tell you (again) that you're a snowflake who can sure dish it out in similar manner yet whines hysterically about others doing the same thing... so, I'll let CW do it for me:
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Just change a few nouns here and there, but the sentiment is the same. And CW is correct that they're not hard to find and there are plenty more examples of your own racist spew.
I am not the least bit constrained to point out that EM didn't condemn your multiple "blatantly racist comments" either, so you could at least stop with your asinine insinuations that she's somehow treating him any differently than she treated your prattling racism. If hypocrisy is the actual issue, check your mirror for Weigantia's Hypocrite-In-Chief.
So, to recap: You're claiming the moral high horse when you're quite literally the horse's ass.
Michale
48
Democrats have committed child-abuse writ large...
You now want to give a lecture on child abuse after GT's links?
http://www.chrisweigant.com/2022/02/23/republicans-want-to-raise-taxes-on-half-of-america/#comment-185812
Joe Biden is in denial
Americans have lost faith in his leadership. But he shows no desire to win them back.
Heading into last night’s State of the Union address, US president Joe Biden faced a grim political situation.
Some 70 per cent of Americans believe the country is going in the wrong direction, according to an Associated Press-NORC poll. Worse still for Biden, Americans have lost faith in his leadership during his first year in office. His approval rating has dropped to 37 per cent in a recent ABC News-Washington Post survey.
https://www.spiked-online.com/2022/03/02/joe-biden-is-in-denial/
The simple fact is, Basement Biden and the Democrat Party has failed..
For a YEAR, Biden and the Democrats have been FUNDING Putin..
And now we see where the BILLIONS of dollars that Basement Biden and the Democrats gave Putin..
It's gone into Putin's Ukraine war-machine..
This isn't something ya'all can blame on President Trump..
This is ALL your Democrat Party's doing...
The Russian invasion of Ukraine understandably took up much of Biden’s speech. He began with a rousing call to support President Zelensky and the people of Ukraine, rightly noting that ‘their courage, their determination, inspires the world’. Biden also vowed that Vladimir Putin would ‘pay a price’ for invading Ukraine, and announced that he would seize the luxury yachts and private jets of Russian oligarchs. At times, he sounded optimistic and a tad self-congratulatory, even though the reality on the ground in Ukraine remains grim. As he delivered his speech, a 40-mile-long Russian convoy was approaching Kyiv, bombs were exploding in major cities and civilians were dying.
No attempt was made to connect this major world event with US domestic policy, even though there was an obvious connection staring Biden in the face: energy production. Unlike German chancellor Olaf Scholz, who has cancelled the certification of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline from Russia, Biden has not reversed course on his energy policies – even though these policies have held back US energy production, and have led to increased imports of oil from Russia.
The US is STILL buying Putin's oil..
Even as Putin's bombs are falling on Ukraine, Basement Biden and the Democrats are STILL sending BILLIONS of dollars to Putin for Putin's war machine..
This is beyond the pale..
Another Impeachment of Basement Biden is being created before our eyes..
@homophobic vick
Nice to see you don't deny Democrats' child abuse against American children...
Nothing in your BS links or GT's BS links has ANYTHING to do with the FACT that Democrats have emotionally scar'ed Americans' children for life..
But you have always hated kids.. That's why you support Democrat infanticide.... :^/
Before the war in Ukraine erupted, higher electricity, petrol and gas prices had already driven up the cost of living for Americans and Europeans alike. This problem was entirely self-inflicted, reflecting how Biden and other leaders have pursued environmental goals at the expense of energy security and abundance. The invasion of Ukraine has made the need to increase energy output from all sources, including oil, gas and nuclear power, even more urgent.
Bizarrely, Biden claimed in his speech that his green policies would ‘cut energy costs for families an average of $500 a year by combatting climate change’. In reality, the direct impact of his climate agenda is to raise energy prices by reducing the supply and increasing the cost of coal, oil and natural gas. Clearly, not even heightened conflict with Russia could shake Biden’s faith in the green religion.
Basement Biden and the Democrats are STILL pushing the BS Global Warming con..
Even as they give BILLIONS of dollars to Putin's war machine..
As the article about moron John Kerry and his global warming con proved beyond ANY doubt, Basement Biden and the Democrat Party continue to be Putin's useful idiots..
Biden’s first 10 minutes on Ukraine ended up being the most memorable section of his speech. The remainder was a long and disjointed wish list. Much of it was a reassertion of his ‘Build Back Better’ agenda – but this time without that branding, as that approach has failed to gain enough support in Congress from both his own party and from Republicans. Biden struck a note of empathy for Americans feeling the pain of inflation, but he didn’t take ownership of how his policies (including his $1.9 trillion in public spending) have contributed to higher prices. Instead, he promised to make more goods in America, calling his approach ‘building a better America’. Increasing productive capacity in the US is a good idea, but Biden didn’t address why there has been so little investment in this to date – perhaps because this would have to include the environmental and other regulations he has imposed on the economy.
Let's face reality, people...
Basement Biden's domestic agenda is dead... He's got NOTHING that he can put to the American people that will convince ANY of them to vote Democrat in November..
Any Democrat voter will simply stay home and the GOP will be swept into Congress hugely...
Of course, the biggest restraint on production and economic life in recent years has been the shutting down of the economy in response to Covid. Some restrictions, in some parts of the US, are still ongoing. Just in time for his State of the Union speech, Biden proclaimed that Americans could now remove their masks and return to the workplace. Indeed, it was striking how nearly all of the lawmakers attending the speech were maskless. ‘Our kids need to be in school’, he said. But it has been his government, his health officials and fellow Democrats across the country who have been needlessly keeping kids out of school, causing them great harm in terms of learning, social development and even health. It has been parents who have pushed to get schools open – and for protests againsts school boards that refused to reopen their doors, these concerned parents were compared to ‘domestic terrorists’ by Biden’s allies.
Basement Biden and the Democrats have been the cause of EVERY hardship that Americans have had to endure since 20 Jan 2021...
And EVERYONE here knows it... Which is why everyone is silent all the time..
The ONLY one who has anything is homophobic vick who is trying to resurrect BS comments from over 2 decades ago!!!
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Kick (51)
Bragging about being a pedophile and child abuser in one's "dating profile" seems rather poor form. If he was not a fictional character even Jack Reacher would be shocked.
Claiming to be "about 6 feet" and "about 295" when you are actually 5 foot 7 and 350 is standard online exaggeration but admitting perverted criminal behavior is beyond the pale. Lock him up.
All in all, Biden’s address showed a president and administration that is in denial. Despite all the polls showing that Americans largely hold him responsible for the various problems the country faces, he made clear that not much will change.
Perhaps Biden hopes his handling of the war in Ukraine will boost his image at home. But that seems unlikely. Returning to that conflict as he ended his speech, Biden went off script and implored Congress to ‘go get him’. All were left scratching their heads, wondering what he meant.
If Basement Biden's speech proved ANYTHING... It's that he is senile and in the early (not so early??) stages of dementia..
@steedo
Bragging about being a pedophile and child abuser in one's "dating profile" seems rather poor form. If he was not a fictional character even Jack Reacher would be shocked.
Claiming to be "about 6 feet" and "about 295" when you are actually 5 foot 7 and 350 is standard online exaggeration but admitting perverted criminal behavior is beyond the pale. Lock him up.
As I have said, homophobic vick is posting bs that has nothing to do with me or the facts at hand..
It's all you Democrats can do.. BS your way thru as a way to avoid ya'all's culpability and responsibility..
Funny how you only have the courage to post when you have complete and utter BS...
But you are speechless when it comes to the entire litany of FACTS that have been presented..
Michale
54
Nice to see you don't deny Democrats' child abuse against American children...
No one has to deny every single one of your ridiculous prattling idiotic opinion posts in order to prove they disagree with the asinine drivel and spew contained therein. Being that I scroll through the vast majority of your Trollshit Mountain (not unlike the majority of other commenters who frequent this site), I can't exactly object to the bullshit I'm not reading, and not reading the vast majority of your bullshit isn't the equivalent of agreeing with it.
Nothing in your BS links or GT's BS links has ANYTHING to do with the FACT that Democrats have emotionally scar'ed Americans' children for life..
There is no proof to back up the bullshit claims... or is this another one of those "I have been there and done that" lectures on your own expertise regarding the subject? Rhetorical question.
Nice to see you don't deny your own abuse of children.
But you have always hated kids..
You spelled trolls wrong. Also: You want to give everyone a lecture on "hate"? Heh.
That's why you support Democrat infanticide.... :^/
You have no idea what I support unless I tell you, and that is due to the fact that I wasn't moron enough to repeatedly post my personal information on an archived public forum. :)
homophobic vick spews blaaa blaaa and as usual, she has absolutely NO FACTS to back up ANYTHING she says... :D
I post facts.. She posts BS posts having nothing to do with me or the facts presented in the comments..
Typical homophobic vick...
You have no idea what I support
You support the Democrat Party..
The Democrat Party supports infanticide..
Ergo, YOU support infanticide..
Pretty sick, but then again, yer a homophobe so.....
@steedo,
Why did you run away?? You were so mouthy a moment ago.. Now ya ran away like the wussy you are... :^/
Figures...
Steedo
58
Bragging about being a pedophile and child abuser in one's "dating profile" seems rather poor form. If he was not a fictional character even Jack Reacher would be shocked.
Heh. Jack Reacher would correctly deduce "il était tombé du vilain arbre et avait frappé toutes les branches." He had fallen out of the ugly tree and hit every branch.
Lock him up.
His "bona fides" and "expertise" on said subject is undeniable, as he has definitely "been there and done that." He meets or exceeds his own definition of "scumbag." :)
Michale
64
Why did you run away??
You shouldn't assume the commenter left. Maybe there'll be another post after the laughing at you finally subsides.
You were so mouthy a moment ago..
You're now going to give a lecture on "mouthy"?
Now ya ran away like the wussy you are... :^/
CW was right about you. You simply refuse to allow others to have a conversation:
@homophobic vick
steedo got mouthy and then ran away and hid when I slapped his biatch ass to the floor..
What part of that is too complex for you to understand..
He now has to have a homophobic scumbag like you to speak FOR him...
He got no scrot that he can speak for himself..
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No one is stopping ANYONE from having a conversation..
If ya'all can't find any facts that refute ALL the facts that I have posted...
If ya'all are reduced to digging around 2 decades+ comments from USENET!!???
Well, that's just indicative of how utterly LAME and pathetic ya'all are...
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If Western Leaders Will Not Stop Putin By Force, They Should Help Negotiate Peace
If there is an off-ramp that might prevent what now appears to be the inevitable reduction of Ukraine to rubble, then Western leaders should not block it with bellicose talk and weak half-measures.
https://thefederalist.com/2022/03/04/if-western-leaders-will-not-stop-putin-by-force-they-should-help-negotiate-peace/
Basement Biden needs to piddle or get off the pot...
If he is not going to oppose Putin... If Basement Biden is going to continue to fund Putin's Ukraine war...
Then Basement Biden needs to concede defeat....
It's that simple...
As the Russian invasion of Ukraine stretches into its second week, and Moscow’s tactics shift to the direct targeting of urban centers and civilian populations, the United States and our European allies are facing tough questions about how much assistance to give the Ukrainians without becoming belligerents — or being considered belligerents by Russia — and thus widening the war.
As I write, Russian forces are laying siege to cities across Ukraine, contesting vital ports, and targeting civilians and critical infrastructure. The bombardment of Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, has left at least dozens dead and hundreds more injured. Russian troops are now in control of Kherson, a major city in the south. The southern port city of Mariupol has been encircled, and the Russian attack there has cut power, water, and heat. Kyiv is under attack, and there are reports that Russia is preparing a major amphibious assault on Odessa.
Meanwhile, our leaders appear to be living in a fantasyland where their expressions of solidarity with Ukraine mean something tangible. Economic sanctions, the banning of Russian products from store shelves, the exclusion of Russian cats from cat shows, and the seizure of mega-yachts owned by Russian oligarchs, among other weak and inchoate responses from the West, are not going to stop Russian artillery and missiles from reducing Ukrainian cities to rubble in the coming days and weeks. The Ukrainians have fought bravely and inspired the world with their valor, but a new phase of the war is beginning, and Western leaders need to think seriously about what’s coming, and how this will end.
Basement Biden and the Democrats are selling Ukraine hope, prayers and good thoughts..
While at the same time, continuing to fund Putin's war of aggression...
How utterly despicable and pathetic Basement Biden and the Democrats have become...
To stop the Russian invasion, the Ukrainians need more from the West than economic sanctions and bans on Russian products. They need heavy weapons, munitions, air support, and real-time intelligence from Western powers, and they need these things right now. The NATO allies understand this, on some level, and are pouring weapons into Ukraine — rocket launchers, Javelin antitank missiles, Stinger surface-to-air missiles, along with machine guns, sniper rifles, and ammunition.
But they are not sending military aircraft, and they are not sending troops. The United States will not even impose sanctions on Russian oil or entertain the idea of ramping up domestic oil production to offset Russian imports. A White House flack told reporters aboard Air Force One this week: “We don’t have a strategic interest in reducing the global supply of energy.” So that’s that.
Translation: We're going to continue to give BILLIONS to Putin for his war machine because we're afraid of the Hysterical Left Wing here who won't let us gear up our own energy production...
:^/
That’s just one example of the needle Western powers are trying to thread. As the war goes on, and the fighting intensifies in and around Ukraine’s urban centers, the eye of that needle, so to speak, will get smaller and smaller. That means our leaders need to get serious about what they are prepared to do, and not do, in the defense of Ukraine. And they need to be clear with Ukraine and Russia about their intentions.
Here is the hard truth: If the West is not going to send warplanes and troops, if we are not going to stop Russia’s invasion of Ukraine by force of arms, and by our inaction allow the bombardment of Ukrainian cities to proceed, then we need to be honest with the Ukrainians about that. We owe it to them to give them a realistic picture of what they can expect from us, and what they cannot expect. Indeed, we owe them a great deal more, but we at least owe them that.
As I said.. Basement Biden needs to piddle or get off the pot..
If we're not actually going to help Ukraine in the ONLY way it matters, we need to stop stringing Ukraine along..
In other words, Basement Biden and the Demcorats need to show some LEADERSHIP...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is understandably trying to get NATO involved in the war. He is doing what any leader should do in his position, and he will likely go down in history for his courage and bravery in the face of the enemy. But if there is an off-ramp that might prevent what now appears to be the inevitable reduction of Ukraine to rubble, then Western leaders should not block it with bellicose talk and weak half-measures. We have had quite enough of both. Indeed, there were opportunities for the West to prevent this war, to persuade Moscow and Kyiv to negotiate a settlement, going back years. But in our fecklessness, we chose not to and instead kept talking tough and hoping for the best.
Now that Russia has entered this new phase of the war, the worst thing we could do for the Ukrainians would be to give them false hope as Russian forces close in, and then do nothing while their cities burn. If we will not do what’s necessary to stop Russia by force, then we should do what we can, right now, to broker a negotiated peace.
But to do THAT... Would require something that Basement Biden and the Democrats are simply incapable of..
TRUE LEADERSHIP...
And now we will hear from homophobic vick and some BS posts that have nothing to do with me from over 20 years ago... :^/
Michale
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steedo got mouthy and then ran away and hid when I slapped his biatch ass to the floor..
So you're admitting to slapping his ass to the floor, but you're clueless as to why he might bolt for the exits? Not very bright are you? Rhetorical question.
Reading is fundamental. Here, let me help you:
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Maybe he's just not that into you:
https://youtu.be/FyGOy1SQbXc?t=50
What part of that is too complex for you to understand..
Nice projection you got there... shitty punctuation but nice projection.
He now has to have a homophobic scumbag like you to speak FOR him...
Said the scumbag who interrupted our conversation, and now you want to give a lecture on speaking for others?
He got no scrot that he can speak for himself..
Your constant prattling about others' private parts is again duly noted. Nice of you to prove his point... not that he needed any assist, obviously. :)
Perhaps Roger Stone is "going to go through some things."
Biden's disastrous energy policies must be reversed and American energy independence restored now
Our government's own forecasts predict the US will once again slip back into foreign energy dependence this year
When he came to office one year ago, President Joe Biden turned off American energy production. That was a major mistake—and now Americans are paying for it with runaway inflation and Ukrainians are paying with war.
Biden’s weakness handed power to Russian President Vladimir Putin—energy is the engine of the Russian economy—and helped embolden him to strike Ukraine.
Now we must act decisively to reverse Biden’s disastrous policies and restore American energy production, full throttle.
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/biden-energy-policies-american-energy-independence-sen-josh-hawley
Gas in my area is up to $4 a gallon..
Thanx to Basement Biden and the Democrat Party..
President Trump was a good leader.. He KNEW that energy independence would keep America safe and prosperous...
All Basement Biden and the Democrats know how to do is frak things up...
@homophobic vick..
So you're admitting to slapping his ass to the floor, but you're clueless as to why he might bolt for the exits?
Oh I know why he bolted for the exits.. He's a coward.. He thought he would be mouthy and could spout off..
But then he learned I would slap his punk-assed self down and then he ran away like a wussy...
The ONLY clueless one here is you and your homophobia....
Well, you and racist cad.. Who has seemed to run away and hide as well..
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Among Biden’s first acts as president was to hamstring American energy and surrender our energy dominance, and for one reason: special interest politics.
At the behest of far-left environmental activists, President Biden cancelled the Keystone XL pipeline, paused new oil and natural gas leases on federal lands, forced the United States back into the job-killing Paris Climate Agreement, proposed harmful environmental rules on oil and gas emissions, and hiked the "social cost of carbon"—a government metric first used by Barack Obama—to a sky-high $51 per ton.
Today America’s energy sector stands paralyzed, choked by a glut of federal regulations and red tape. The government’s own forecasts predict America will once again slip back into foreign energy dependence this year. All the while, the Biden administration insists on dumping apparently endless amounts of cash into pricey wind and solar projects—none of which come anywhere close to supplying the energy that a world superpower requires.
All of that and Basement Biden and the Democrats funded Putin by buying his oil....
Good call, Democrats..
The crisis unfolding in Ukraine was exacerbated by Biden’s weakness. With each passing hour, the Ukrainian people are showing their strength. It’s time for our country to show our own.
To punish Putin and weaken aggressors like him the world over, we must power our own nation—and become the dominant energy producer in the world. We have the manpower, and the resources, to do it. Now we must use them.
And, under President Trump, we DID do it..
And Basement Biden and the Democrats threw it all away...
OK Have the grand-babies over to it's movie time.. :D
I'll be sure and answer all ya'all's "facts" in the AM.. :D
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As if ya'all ever have any FACTS... :D
Michale
77
Your obsession with Steedo's backside is again duly noted as is your well-documented and archived perverted fixation with MtnCaddy.
It seems you cannot stop yourself from repeatedly proving our points.
M- Just man up for once in your life. Delete your account, surrender to the appropriate law enforcement agency and throw yourself on the mercy of the court for your crimes and perversions. Surely there will be an ample supply of anal warts for you to enjoy in the Florida state prison system.
Steedo
82
Well stated. :)
Kick [2]
Trump may well have "widthheld funds' for helping Ukraine, but at least he didn't milk them for bribe money for his relatives.
Not hat he wouldn't do such a thing himself, but perhaps he just didn't think of it.
C. R. Stucki
84
Trump may well have "widthheld funds' for helping Ukraine, but at least he didn't milk them for bribe money for his relatives.
Congratulations, Stucki. You are an unwitting asset who is echoing some of that right-wing propaganda that came straight out of Russia, which was designed to deflect blame to Ukraine for their own culpability in the hacking of computers in the United States and interference in America's elections.
You might recall that it was also mentioned in my post:
This might help clear up your confusion:
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/10/21/fact-check-joe-biden-leveraged-ukraine-aid-oust-corrupt-prosecutor/5991434002/
You're welcome. :)
Not hat he wouldn't do such a thing himself, but perhaps he just didn't think of it.
Of course.
Interesting, don't you think, that the same people who were accusing Joe Biden of withholding funds from Ukraine for the benefit of his family *shakes head* are the same ones now trying desperately to paint Ukraine as being corrupt, which is actually why the loan funds were used as leverage in order to oust Shokin from the Office of the Prosecutor General? Rhetorical question.
Heh.
CRS,
Trump may well have "widthheld funds' for helping Ukraine, but at least he didn't milk them for bribe money for his relatives.
You have to forgive homophobic vick..
She has a problem with facts and reality.. More accurately, she has no facts and her reality is whacked.
Her racism and her homophobia has wrecked her brain..
homophobic vick
Your obsession with Steedo's backside is again duly noted
As is your obsession with my alleged obsession..
WHY is my alleged obsession such an obsession for you?
You seem to be saying that I am gay because I am allegedly obsessed with steedo's backside..
Which further implies that you are hurling such alleged gayness at me as an insult..
Which means you think being gay is an wrong or bad which proves that you are homophobic..
Once again, homophobic vick..
The FACTS prove you are homophobic..
Not in the phobic/fear context of the term, but in the hate/bigoted/racist context of the term..
Thank you for once again proving to Weigantia that you are homophobic...
@steedo
Do you have any comments that are related to politics??
I just ask because 100% of your comments here are non factual personal attacks and trollings that have nothing in the way of facts or reality...
In other words, why are you such a troll?? We already have racist cad and homophobic vick trolling Weigantia™...
Why do you feel that Weigantia™ needs another one??
Basement Biden is searching around for a clue... :^/
Editorial: It’s the inflation, stupid
It must be nice to live in Joe Biden’s world.
There inflation is transitory, a $3 trillion infrastructure bill costs “zero dollars” and you can spend money like it’s going out of style, yet still trim the deficit.
Fantasy land.
Here in the real world, Americans are hit with sticker shock every day.
Political strategist and ABC News contributor Donna Brazile summed it up last week: “Inflation is robbing us of our joys, stealing our hard-earned wages. I can’t go to the grocery store without complaining about the price of eggs and bacon. I mean a pound of bacon is almost $9. Jesus. I mean, that’s it for me and bacon. I never thought I would give it up.”
Lots of people have, along with other grocery items they would normally just toss in the cart. And it’s not likely to get better anytime soon.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/editorial-it-s-the-inflation-stupid/ar-AAUxnlL
And to think there are morons here who ACTUALLY believe that Democrats are going to do OK in November...
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As CNN Business reported, costs at the supermarket will keep rising this year, according to data from IRI, a Chicago-based market research firm. Among big-name brands hiking prices: Kraft Heinz announced hikes on Velveeta cheese, Oscar Mayer meats, Maxwell House coffee and Kool-Aid. General Mills and Campbell Soup also jacked up food prices, and Procter & Gamble raised the price of Tide laundry products.
Costs are going to keep rising this year.. So, there is no relief in sight..
And Basement Biden Horizontal Harris and the Democrat Party will, rightly and correctly, get the blame..
And racist cad honestly believes that Democrats are going to do OK in November..
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Thank the supply chain, the ongoing labor shortage and COVID.
AND Basement Biden and the Democrats' response and polices to same.
There are still nearly 100 cargo ships parked off the California coast, and the cost of labor, fuel, ingredients, packaging and transportation keep skyrocketing, driven in part by the worker shortage and a massive spike in demand for goods.
And that was before Russia invaded Ukraine.
As Time reported, Russia’s attack threatens key shipments of some of the world’s staple crops.
Ukraine and Russia together account for more than a quarter of the global trade in wheat, as well as a fifth of corn sales. Port and railway closures in Ukraine, aka “the breadbasket of Europe,” have already started to throw the nation’s commodity exports into chaos.
Russia is also a major low-cost exporter of nearly every kind of fertilizer. And fertilizer is vital to the food supply chain. Disrupt that trade, costs go up for farmers — and it’s passed on to consumers.
No matter HOW ya'all want to spin it??
By FUNDING Putin and failing to CONTAIN Putin, Basement Biden and the Democrats have totally wrecked this country's economy...
And Democrats will pay the price for such arrogance and stupidity in November..
Keep in mind.. That is NOT my prediction..
That is the prediction of the Democrat Party..
I simply point out the FACTS that explain why the Democrat Party's prediction is accurate..
What we need — and need to hear — is a concrete plan to tackle inflation.
We got some bullet points from Biden in his State of the Union Speech Tuesday.
His plan calls for:
Making more things in America and bolstering our supply chains;
Cutting everyday costs for working families and reducing the deficit;
Promoting fair competition; and
Eliminating barriers to good-paying jobs
Of course, he repeated the old progressive saw about making sure “corporations and the wealthiest Americans start paying their fair share”.
Unsurprisingly, he left out how his administration’s wave of massive spending led to the inflationary fiasco we find ourselves in. Biden did, however, play to his party’s progressive wing with the “corporations and rich people are bad” theme.
“I think I have a better idea to fight inflation,” Biden said on Tuesday. “Lower your costs, not your wages. Make more cars and semiconductors in America. More infrastructure and innovation in America,” he said.
In Biden’s world, this — and some magic math — will bring home the bacon.
In other words, Basement Biden's SOTU was a washout.. It merely confirmed what the vast majority of Americans already know...
That Basement Biden is senile and his puppet-masters, including Putin, don't have America's best interests at heart..
And once again, from Weigantia™ ONLY OFFICIAL unbiased and objective news source...
Flying Tigers in Ukraine: Erik Prince’s Rejected ‘Lend-Lease’ Air Force
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2022/03/04/fighting_tigers_in_ukraine_erik_princes_rejected_lend-lease_air_force__147288.html
The administration of Basement Biden and Headboard Harris never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity... :^/
The war in Ukraine can be laid DIRECTLY at the feet of Biden/Harris and the Democrat Party...
Once again.. ANOTHER bullshit witch hunt "criminal" case against President Trump crashes and burns from lack of FACTS.. :D
How the Manhattan D.A.’s Investigation Into Donald Trump Unraveled
The criminal investigation into the former president crashed amid a disagreement about the merits of bringing a case. The debate pitted a new district attorney against two veteran prosecutors who had pursued a case against Mr. Trump for years.
On a late January afternoon, two senior prosecutors stood before the new Manhattan district attorney, hoping to persuade him to criminally charge the former president of the United States.
The prosecutors, Mark F. Pomerantz and Carey R. Dunne, detailed their strategy for proving that Donald J. Trump knew his annual financial statements were works of fiction. Time was running out: The grand jury hearing evidence against Mr. Trump was set to expire in the spring. They needed the district attorney, Alvin Bragg, to decide whether to seek charges.
But Mr. Bragg and his senior aides, masked and gathered around a conference table on the eighth floor of the district attorney’s office in Lower Manhattan, had serious doubts. They hammered Mr. Pomerantz and Mr. Dunne about whether they could show that Mr. Trump had intended to break the law by inflating the value of his assets in the annual statements, a necessary element to prove the case.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/05/nyregion/trump-investigation-manhattan-da-alvin-bragg.html
Hell, even the DA, a dyed-in-the-wool progressive and Trump/America hater knew that the case was shit..
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Once again...
President Trump is COMPLETELY and UNEQUIVOCALLY ***INNOCENT*** of every accusation the lame Trump/America haters have hurled at him..
THIS IS FACT!!!
And that fact just BURNS ya'all up, eh?? :D
I love it!!! :D
Mr. Bragg was not the only one to question the strength of the case, the interviews show. Late last year, three career prosecutors in the district attorney’s office opted to leave the investigation, uncomfortable with the speed at which it was proceeding and with what they maintained were gaps in the evidence. The tension spilled into the new administration, with some career prosecutors raising concerns directly to the new district attorney’s team.
Even prosecutors that were persecuting President Trump knew that the facts were simply not there...
You people need to face reality..
This is ya'all's Russia Collusion delusion all over again..
You people lost.. President Trump and the American people won.. AGAIN and AGAIN and AGAIN...
Get over it..
While America watches the war in Ukraine, Biden finalizes a dangerous Iran deal
While the world’s attention is fixated on Russia’s war in Ukraine, President Biden
JOE BIDEN
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’s Iran envoy in Vienna, Robert Malley, reportedly is readying to finalize a deal that makes a number of worrying concessions to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and his regime.
Gabriel Noronha, a former Senate Armed Services Committee aide to the late Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and former State Department official, has tweeted specifics of some American concessions to Iran. Noronha says his former State Department, National Security Council, and European Union colleagues were so alarmed about compromises the Biden administration appears to be making with Iran that they allowed him to publish details to alert Congress to how the pending agreement could undermine America’s national security interests.
The agreement details are known to the governments of Russia, China and Iran, but evidently not to Congress, and certainly not to the American people. It’s possible that an agreement could be signed by early next week.
https://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/596950-while-america-watches-the-war-in-ukraine-biden-finalizes-a
Once again, Basement Biden shows his FACTUAL colors as a Putin sycophant..
While paying lip service to condemning Putin, Biden is working WITH Putin to make sure Iran acquires nuclear weapons.. :^/
Basement Biden is a stooge of Putin.. AND of Iran..
The FACTS that prove this are overwhelmingly conclusive..
The Biden team’s desire to revive what they worked on during the Obama administration and to have the United States rejoin the nuclear agreement known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) is no surprise. What is shocking is the extent of sanctions relief that Malley, the lead negotiator, appears ready to offer. Earlier this year, Malley’s deputy, Richard Nephew, protested the lack of a harder approach by resigning.
Noronha tells me his former colleagues hold out hope that Congress “will act to stop the capitulation” by the Biden administration. Sanctions relief reportedly is being offered for some of Iran’s worst human rights abusers and terrorists, as well as the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), which the State Department designated as a Foreign Terrorist Organization in 2019. Among those who reportedly could be granted a reprieve from sanctions are IRGC Gen. Hossein Dehghan, who led forces that killed 241 U.S. soldiers in 1983 in Beirut, and Ayatollah Khamenei’s personal corporations, worth tens of billions of dollars.
What IS it about Basement Biden and the Democrats that they are soo hellbent on catering to and appeasing the worst dictators and terrorists on the planet???
This could be just the tip of the iceberg. The U.S. helped to restore Iran’s voting rights at the United Nations by releasing Iranian funds frozen in South Korean banks. And an exchange of U.S. and Iranian prisoners, with a release of funds, is reported to be part of the deal. As Noronha tweeted: “Every individual and entity that was de-sanctioned under the JCPOA’s Annex II Attachment 3 will have all sanctions stripped again, even though close to 100 of them were later sanctioned for terrorism, human rights violations, and participation in Iran’s WMD activities.”
The Biden team evidently intends to bypass the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act (INARA) of 2015, which requires that any changes to the nuclear deal be given a 30-day hearing in Congress. The last thing that President Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken want is to shine a spotlight on their concessions to Iran. The claim that the world will be safer with this deal would be laughable if it were not so dangerous.
Why are Basement Biden and the Democrats so afraid of transparency??
If this deal is so good for America why do Biden and the Democrats have to hide this deal from Congress???
Biden and Blinken remain illogically married to a deal that inexplicably ignores all the lines Iran has crossed since the first agreement — from its missile development to human rights abuses to terrorism to a full-court press to achieve hegemonic domination of its neighbors. The U.S. and its allies are rightfully outraged at Russia’s aggressive expansionism, but this new Iran deal appears headed to give hundreds of billions of dollars in sanctions relief to a nation that has demonstrated its explicit raison d’etre is dominating the Middle East, spreading hatred and bringing down “the Great Satan.”
Lawmakers in both parties see limits on US help for Ukraine
It seems incomprehensible that concessions to Iran would occur while their kindred spirit in Russia is lobbing explosives into residential neighborhoods of Kyiv to break civilian morale. One could make a strong case that the jihadist beliefs of Khamenei and his minions are just as dangerous as the brutal authoritarian in Moscow. Among its human rights abuses, Iran hangs journalists, LGBT people and others to reinforce the Islamic republic’s rules.
Why are Basement Biden and the Democrats supporting the NUMBER ONE STATE SPONSOR OF TERRORISM on the planet!??
Why are Basement Biden and the Democrats funding Putin's war machine in Ukrain
Why do they hate America so much???
Why can no one here address these FACTS??
Oh yes.. I forgot.. Ya'all ARE addressing these facts..
"SILENCE GIVES ASSENT"
-Democrat Party
America should insist on a full display of any agreement with Iran, without its details being kept from the public eye as they were in 2015. Congress should thoroughly review what is negotiated and vote on the deal.
Why are Basement Biden and the Democrats afraid of transparency on the IRAN deal???
I mean, Basement Biden and the Democrats gave the Taliban 80 BILLION dollars of top of the line American military hardware..
NOW Basement Biden and the Democrats want to make sure the NUMBER ONE SPONSOR OF STATE TERRORISM can acquire nuclear weapons..
Why do Basement Biden and the Democrats hate this country so much??
Trump’s Virtues
We are still in need of the qualities of great leadership.
If there is one thing that patriotic Americans know about Trump it is that he, like them, is unequivocally pro-American and willing to fight to defend the American way of life. When Collin Kaepernick and his ilk knelt before the American flag, Trump called them “sons of bitches.” As always, he was being forceful, authentic, and unmistakably clear.
Trump stood up for America every time he violated the strictures of political correctness. Trump has said over and over exactly what political correctness prohibits one from saying: “We have our culture, it’s exceptional, and that’s the way we want to keep it.” Trump’s contempt for political correctness showed patriotic Americans that its ever-tightening grip could be loosened. As Trump and his supporters know, political correctness cripples our ability to think clearly and act decisively.
Trump said Haiti is a “shithole” and that Representative Maxine Waters has a low IQ. These were not racist lies but uncouth, politically incorrect observations that most people would agree with but not dare say. Most of us, conservatives no less than liberals, are reluctant to criticize black Americans for fear of being called a racist. Trump, on the other hand, is an equal opportunity criticizer. This is what we used to call “colorblindness.”
Trump treated the woke media with the same contempt he treated political correctness, provoking their outrage and revealing their utter corruption.
Trump made no apologies for America’s past. His unlimited confidence in America is, in this time of national doubt and self-loathing, just what the doctor ordered. Trump thinks America can vanquish all comers if we just put our mind to it and he is right.
https://americanmind.org/salvo/trumps-virtues/
It is going to be SOOOO awesome to have President Trump back in the Oval Office in 2025!! :D
Trump is a man of action, guided by facts and common sense. He has no use for theories. He knows that slavish devotion to theory can lead to nonsensical beliefs; for instance, that children should be able to undergo “gender conformation”; that police forces should be defunded; or that biological boys should be able to compete against girls in athletics.
Trump knows it is time to make a stand, and for that we need strong men. Weak men do anything to avoid admitting the hardest truths because they lack the resolve to do what truth demands from them. Trump is a manly man. In present times, when manhood is being stripped of its masculinity, traditional manhood, even when flawed, has much appeal.
Trump is also comfortable in his own skin, a prerequisite for independence and courage. Trump ripped apart people he thought were weak. Sometimes he went overboard, but his supporters forgave his excesses because strength is in such short supply. Trump plays to win. And he knows that in war reaching across the aisle is usually a sucker’s game
President Trump is a true American leader in every sense of the word..
He is not perfect by far..
But unlike Democrats (and Weigantians™) he has the strength of his convictions and is not afraid to call a spade a spade..
He is not afraid to challenge the status quo and is willing to put himself out there, warts and all, for the sake of Americans and America...
THAT is a true leader...
A large part of Trump’s appeal was that he is a bona fide outsider who distrusted the expert class, which comprises so much of the “swamp.” Although his own administration sometimes made it difficult for him to get done everything he promised, his supporters knew he was on their side and was trying his damnedest not to let them down. Culturally, Trump, fueled by Big Macs, understands, as does the outsourced American worker, that a cheap smartphone is not a replacement for a meaningful job and the life it supports. Trump also understands that what Americans of all races and creeds desire are stable communities, and the opportunity to raise their families in a culture that values industriousness, self-reliance, patriotism, and freedom.
Trump revealed—not “caused”—the divide in this country. He awakened the public to the dangers of woke communism and, as good leaders do, gave his supporters the breathing room to voice their discontents. This may have been his most important achievement, made possible by qualities independent of policy. You cannot win a war unless you know you are in one.
President Trump did more for black and native Americans in his first 2 years of office than Democrats have done since they fought tooth and nail against the civil rights acts of the 50s and 60s..
And everyone here obviously agrees with me... Because, as you Democrats say...
SILENCE GIVES ASSENT
:D
Trump will be remembered for trying to steal a US presidential election.
Well, for that and for being an unmitigated projectionist! :)
Trump will be remembered for trying to steal a US presidential election.
BBBBWWAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
The fact that you can say that with a straight face is laughable..
What was yer Russia Collusion delusion but an attempt to steal an election..
Seriously... That borders into a complete and utter denial of reality..
Hypocrisy.. It's not a bug in Democrat programming..
It's a feature..
And let's not forget the well documented FACTS that PROVE it was Democrats and Basement Biden who stole the 2020 election..
Or did you forget how YOU YOURSELF conceded that President Trump actually won the election...
The facts are clear.. I don't expect you to admit them... Considering how totally enslaved you are by Left Wing ideology and agenda..
That was called an impeachment process, not stealing a fair and secure election.
It is a problem when one cannot discern that difference.
Or did you forget how YOU YOURSELF conceded that President Trump actually won the election..
I've been trying to figure out what you have been meaning by this ...
You must be referring to my ignorance on election night when I was wondering why Biden was so confident when the results coming in were not looking good.
Well, I did not understand how the votes were being counted and why the mail in and early voting ballots were the last to be counted in many places.
You and Trump should have - and, I would argue do - understand how your own election process works.
What are you enslaved by, Michale? Heh.
Now, I know you don't read my comments. :(
I could be projecting ...
Besides, as it turns out, the 2020 presidential election was way too close for comfort, so ...
That was called an impeachment process, not stealing a fair and secure election.
Bullshit..
It was 3 years and over 30 million dollars of Democrats trying to nullify a free, fair, legal election..
You know it.. I know it.. Your feigned ignorance is very disrespectful..
What are you enslaved by, Michale? Heh.
Family, facts, patriotism...
Much better than being enslaved by an ideology that is racist at it's core and hatefully bigoted thru and thru...
You must be referring to my ignorance on election night when I was wondering why Biden was so confident when the results coming in were not looking good.
Again, bullshit..
You conceded that President Trump won and that the election was over and that Biden was a fool for being so confident.
As it turns out, there was a very good reason why Basement Biden was so confident..
He knew the fix was in..
Thank you for conceding that point..
Will I see you tonight??
It seems the vast majority of threads is mostly just a dog fight between Michale and Kick (who Michale refers to as Vick.)
Yea, homophobic vick TRIES to make it a fight.. But, as usual she loses every time..
But it's funny that you made the connection between homophobic vick and Michael Vick.. Of dogfighting fame. :D
How about from now on instead of Weigantia we call the comment section The Michale Vick Dog Fight Arena? :D
Michale homophobic vick Dog Fight Arena
Yea.. I can live with that.. :D
DH,
It seems the vast majority of threads is mostly just a dog fight between Michale and Kick (who Michale refers to as Vick.)
Not factually accurate.. The majority of comments in the commentary thread are political facts and reality.. At least, the comments from me are...
It's only a few of the comments relatively speaking are my slapping down of homophobic vick, racist steedo and racist cad and other assorted racists*...
So, you are factually in error when you claim that the vast majority of comments are of me slapping down homophobic vick..
*According to Democrats those who do not condemn racism are racists... So... You can do the math...
As to why homophobic vick??
Well, the homophobic part, vick herself proved in this very commentary...
vick?? Kick's real name is Victoria.. I have it on good authority that she really REALLY hates to be called 'vick'... So it's my way of twisted the knife a little more when I slap her down again and again and again and again.. :D
You conceded that President Trump won and that the election was over and that Biden was a fool for being so confident.
Factually corrupt. Which is the problem with most if not all of your comments here.
I may be too tired for a party tonight ... I'm off to work now and I will try my best to bring the tunes tonight!
Factually corrupt. Which is the problem with most if not all of your comments here.
Nope.. Factually accurate.. You yourself just admitted it..
"referring to my ignorance on election night when I was wondering why Biden was so confident when the results coming in were not looking good."
I can post the actual comment you made..
I believe the word you used to describe Basement Biden was "delusional"...
Do I need to post your OWN words or do you concede the facts??
I may be too tired for a party tonight ... I'm off to work now and I will try my best to bring the tunes tonight!
That's OK.. I can run things just fine.. :D
Factually corrupt. Which is the problem with most if not all of your comments here.
No.. Ya'all's "problem" with my comments is that they are factually ACCURATE...
As evidenced by the FACT that ya'all are silent on 98% of them..
As DEMOCRATS have established..
SILENCE GIVES ASSENT
For example, racist cad concedes EVERY ONE of my facts as accurate.... :D
He's PWN'ed :D
Well, now lets go with some great facts about my great state of Florida!! :D
The sun is shining in Florida, thanks to a sweeping entrepreneurship agenda
Prosperity is blooming in the Sunshine State.
First, the state ended the unemployment bonus last May, months ahead of schedule. Shortly after, unemployment costs in the state dropped 86%, and employers hired 1.3 million new workers. Since then, the state has regained 92.1% of the jobs it initially lost in the early days of the pandemic. The Sunshine State isn't just for retirees and snowbirds — businesses and families are flocking there by the thousands.
Florida was already one of the best places to be an entrepreneur. Having no personal income tax, a low corporate tax rate, and a generally pro-business regulatory environment, it’s the perfect place to start a business and build a bright future.
Florida’s continued trend toward an ever-more-business-friendly climate is effective — the state has seen 20 consecutive months of job growth and 14 consecutive months of labor force increases. When businesses thrive, so do the families who work for them or own them.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/op-eds/the-sun-is-shining-in-florida-thanks-to-a-sweeping-entrepreneurship-agenda
Basement Biden and the Democrat Party could (and SHOULD!!) take leadership lessons from Governor DeSantis...
While Democrat states were 10X restrictive and had 5X times the COVID problems, Florida was basking in the sun of low COVID impact and HIGH prosperity levels.. :D
Basement Biden and the Democrats simply suck.. They are morons and incompetent..
And it’s only going to get better, thanks to a series of bills passed in 2021 that remove barriers to work and further encourage the creation of new businesses.
New research from the Foundation for Government Accountability shows how the Florida Legislature’s new reforms will remove these barriers and empower entrepreneurs across the state.
In many places, localities have imposed regulations that severely limit a person’s ability to run a business out of their home. Some of the nation’s most successful companies, such as Disney and Microsoft, started as home-based businesses. By enacting statewide standards for how local governments regulate home-based businesses, Florida is freeing up entrepreneurs to operate from their homes while allowing cities to maintain authority over neighborhood issues.
Lengthy application processes and unnecessary red tape discourage innovation and hurt the economy. While cities such as Dallas have missed out on tax revenue and new home development due to a mounting backlog of building permits, Florida has streamlined its application process and reduced the amount of time it takes to get a permit.
Nationwide, 1 out of 5 workers requires the government's permission to do his or her job. Licensing laws vary across states and even across localities. They are often duplicative and sometimes even directly conflict with each other. To solve this issue, Florida now prohibits localities from adding additional licensing requirements, allowing entrepreneurs to put that "open for business" sign up in the window sooner rather than later.
Florida is AMERICAN Friendly and BUSINESS Friendly..
Compare and contrast that to shitholes like California and Portland OR...
I can post the actual comment you made..
I believe the word you used to describe Basement Biden was "delusional"...
Do I need to post your OWN words or do you concede the facts??
I accept your concession.. :D
"SILENCE GIVES ASSENT"
-The Democrat Party
:D
Job training programs are not always work-centric. They are often inefficient, forcing job seekers to fill out redundant paperwork and creating administrative problems. Florida is working to ensure job training programs aren’t wasting taxpayer dollars and creating more bureaucracy. To make sure the programs are working, the state will be tracking transitions out of welfare programs based on metrics such as participant completion, job attainment, and wages.
All of these commonsense solutions passed by the legislature will serve Floridians by getting the government out of the way of economic growth, removing barriers to work, and encouraging more Floridians to start businesses in the state. And, just maybe, other states will be inspired to follow Florida's lead.
With job growth projected to outpace the entire nation, things are going exceedingly well for Florida. Meanwhile, states that aren’t so friendly to entrepreneurs or interested in creating a haven for job creators are struggling. New York City faces a staggering unemployment rate of 9.4%, twice the national average, with little rebound in sight. And as of last fall, before the omicron variant swept through the country, California had only recovered fewer than three-quarters of the jobs lost early in the pandemic.
Get that, people?? JOB GROWTH in Florida is projected to outpace the ENTIRE NATION!!! :D
Democrat Shitholes like New York City, California and Portland have RECORD unemployment.. Not surprising because they are filled with lazy libtards who believe that society owes them a living.. :^/
Florida is leading the nation!! :D
There is a way out, and Florida is leading the way by enacting policies that give people greater access to the American dream.
This is why the GOP is leading the way in leadership..
Because they want to give the American dream to people who are willing to put forth the effort to achieve it..
Basement Biden and the Democrats are EPIC FAILS in the leadership department..
US wavers on deal that would send planes to Ukraine over escalation fears
US, Poland in talks to help Ukraine acquire warplanes
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said if a no-fly zone wasn’t possible at the very least Ukraine needed planes
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/us-poland-warplanes-ukraine
Once again... Basement Biden does Putin's bidding...
Funding Putin's Ukraine war wasn't enough.. Now Basement Biden is refusing to help Ukraine with military hardware...
Basement Biden had NO PROBLEM giving the Taliban 80 BILLION dollars in top of the line American military hardware....
Funny how he doesn't want to give Ukraine the weapons to defend herself..
It's almost as if Basement Biden is following Putin's orders...
@m,
it is truly mystifying the degree of self-delusion (or is it cynical sophistry) you're employing here, regarding the prior president's support of putin and the current president's attempts to restrain him.
for the past six years, as well as the past six days, it's been biden trying to help ukraine and limit russian influence. while donald on the other hand has supported russia and spoken glowingly of putin, meanwhile attempting to extort ukraine and ordering that arms NOT be sent there. the fact that some arms were sent in spite of donald's machinations to the contrary does not mean that now he gets credit for supporting them.
i do believe that biden ought to be bolder than he has been in his military support of ukraine, but comparatively speaking joe is about a million percent better than his predecessor.
JL
Michale
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Kick's real name is Victoria.
Incorrect.
I have it on good authority that she really REALLY hates to be called 'vick'
Does not bother me even a tiny bit. Seriously.
So it's my way of twisted the knife a little more when I slap her down again and again and again and again.. :D
Heh. As if. :)
Michale
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No.. Ya'all's "problem" with my comments is that they are factually ACCURATE...
I would wager the vast majority of your so-called "audience" scrolls quickly through the mountains of your Trollshit. As for myself, I estimate that I read somewhere between 10-15 percent of them.
As evidenced by the FACT that ya'all are silent on 98% of them..
People cannot comment on posts they're not reading. You've read one or two, you've seen them all.
As DEMOCRATS have established..
SILENCE GIVES ASSENT
Silence means you're being ignored. Not rocket science. :)
nypoet22
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Dead on accurate. :)
JL,
it is truly mystifying the degree of self-delusion (or is it cynical sophistry) you're employing here, regarding the prior president's support of putin and the current president's attempts to restrain him.
It's not mystifying whatsoever..
Once you establish the FACT that you hate President Trump and you would believe ANYTHING about him no matter how outlandish...
Then it all becomes clear as to why you think the way you do..
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/democrats-are-still-delusional-about-trump/ar-AAUC67U
There is a good explanation as to why you are completely and totally wrong..
for the past six years, as well as the past six days, it's been biden trying to help ukraine and limit russian influence.
Not factually accurate.. Basement Biden was part and parcel to the Odumbo administration that refused Ukraine weaponry with which to defend itself.. Odumbo and Biden only sent band-aids and blankets..
It was President Trump who began the flow of actual weaponry to Ukraine..
Further, the FACTS clearly show that Basement Biden, thru his druggie son Hunter was ONLY interested in making himself rich and extorting Ukraine to do it..
i do believe that biden ought to be bolder than he has been in his military support of ukraine, but comparatively speaking joe is about a million percent better than his predecessor.
Yes.. I am sure you think that.. But if you refer to the link above plus your ignoring of all the other facts, it's clear that your thinking is in error.. :D
Put another way.. Basement Biden will do to Ukraine what he did to Afghanistan..
I am sure you believe that Basement Biden's actions in Afghanistan were ALSO a million times better..
But, in that case as well.. The FACTS prove you wrong.. :D
To make it clearer..
You would never concede that President Trump has done ANYTHING good..
You believe that EVERYTHING President Trump does is bad, wrong, illegal and immoral..
As such, your opinions come from an illogical place of hate and bigotry...
Once that is fully understood, it's not a mystery at all why you think the way you do...
But even if I didn't have all the FACTS that I have to show your wrong..
The mere fact that you simply cannot be objective about President Trump shows why you are wrong..
Granted, you ARE the most objective one here in Weigantia™ after me...
But considering the likes of homophobic vick and racist cad...
That really doesn't say much, now does it?? :D
Biden's State of the Union address won't help Democrats politically
Facing lagging poll numbers and an international crisis in Eastern Europe, President Joe Biden delivered his first State of the Union address on Tuesday.
Biden’s remarks on Ukraine, policing and COVID-19 were clearly the strongest moments of the night, both stylistically and substantively. On the other hand, Biden’s reframing of his economic plan and his monotonous listing of big spending priorities were major flops.
To be sure, this State of the Union address — like many before it, with a few notable exceptions — likely won’t move the political needle in Biden’s favor, especially given the hyper-partisan nature of our politics as well as the enormity of the crises America faces both at home and abroad.
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/596914-bidens-state-of-the-union-address-wont-help-democrats-politically
Basement Biden didn't do Democrats ANY favors with his lame SOTU...
Democrats are STILL going to get creamed in November..
However, the left-wing rebuke of the speech delivered by Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich) essentially handed Republicans a win for the night and underscores one of the many challenges — moving away from embracing the far-left toward a more centrist and inclusive platform — that Democrats face in the run-up to the midterm elections.
Basement Biden can't even unite his OWN Party!!! :D
Absent a concerted Democratic effort to approach criminal justice legislation in a bipartisan manner, Biden’s calls to “fund the police” will ring hollow to voters and the G.O.P. will be able to weaponize the issue against Democrats in the midterms.
When it comes to cops a few Democrats talk the talk.. Know the right words to say...
But it's all just lip service.. Basement Biden will NEVER take substantiative steps to actually SUPPORT LEOs..
The weakest point of the speech for Biden — which is more substantive, less rhetorical — was the refashioning of his economic agenda, in light of the Build Back Better plan’s failure. Without using the phrase “Build Back Better,” Biden tried, without success, to sell the big-spending proposals in his Build Back Better agenda as anti-inflation and deficit-reducing measures.
Karl Rove aptly noted the problematic nature of this approach in his critique of Biden’s address: “Voters aren’t likely to believe inflation can actually be reduced by massively expanding government spending through social programs.”
Basement Biden thinks that ALL of the American people are as stupid as the Democrats who voted for Basement Biden..
That is one of Basement Biden's BIGGEST mistakes..
For all its high and low points, Biden’s address won’t shift public opinion in any meaningful way.
Ultimately, the only way Biden can truly tip the scales in Democrats’ favor before the midterms is by crafting, promoting and advancing centrist legislation — on key issues like the economy and policing — that improves Americans’ quality of life.
And everyone here knows that Basement Biden and the Democrat Party are simply INCAPABLE of doing that..
Democrats Are Still Delusional About Trump
The moment is reminiscent of the febrile days of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation, when anti-Trump commentators engaged in elaborate exegesis of this interview or that filing, all of which was leading, they insisted, to a catastrophic conclusion for the president. Instead, of course, Mueller concluded his work without charging the president. Several associates ended up being charged or convicted (though some were pardoned by Trump), but the closest Mueller came to charging Trump was a timid though clear implication that he obstructed justice.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/democrats-are-still-delusional-about-trump/ar-AAUC67U
Such delusion is clear and present here in today's comments by Weigantians™
The resolution was a painful letdown for many people. Yet even though the deus ex Mueller failed, some of them continue to look for a silver bullet from some crusading prosecutor. The indications are not much better elsewhere. Last week, two attorneys who were leading the investigation by the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office into Trump’s business practices resigned, reportedly because their boss, Alvin Bragg, was reluctant to indict the former president. New York Attorney General Letitia James continues to investigate Trump, which seems to be a source of frustration for him, but that is a civil, rather than criminal, probe.
EVERY TIME you Democrats go after President Trump...
YOU FAIL... FAIL... EPIC FAIL...
"Failed.. Failed.. IMPRESSIVELY failed"
-NASA Doctor, ARMAGEDDON
Ya'all would think ya'all would realize how utterly hysterical, bigoted and WRONG ya'all are...
But like the very definition of insanity, ya'all do the same thing over and over and over again hoping for a different result..
The irony is that a better answer than praying for prosecution is already available. Even after Mueller’s probe went nowhere, Trump’s first impeachment fizzled, and any number of other criminal cases faded away, Trump’s opponents defeated him in the 2020 election. If there is any solution to the persistent threat of Trump, that will be political too.
But ya'all know for a FACT that the political solution is to defeat President Trump in an election where Democrats don't cheat and commit fraud..
And ya'all know that Democrats are simply NOT CAPABLE of doing that...
So, ya'all get bat-shit hysterical over ANY Tom, Dick or Harry that says they can take down President Trump..
And ya'all ***FAIL***... EVERY TIME....
Why is that??
Because you have NO FACTS to prove ANY of ya'all's bullshit claims..
Michale,
I believe the word you used to describe Basement Biden was "delusional"...
Yes, I seem to recall describing Biden as 'delusional' on election night... early on, anyways. And, I think I now see what you've been trying to do, lately. But, I think you are being very disingenuous about the early election results and why they changed big time as soon as the mail in and early ballots were counted. Which heavily favoured Biden.
I called him delusional because he was sounding so ridiculously optimistic without explaining why. If he had talked about why he was so optimistic in the light of the situation at the time, then I probably wouldn't have called him delusional ... maybe he did and I didn't believe him ...
Anyway, are you coming tonight? There isn't a theme or anything so I think, for my part, I'll play some relatively new music (to my ears, at least) from the sixties and seventies and I'll be relying a lot of all that I have learned so far from being a member of the facebook page, Vancouver Rock Groups of the 60s to 80s! :)
Gotta go grab some dinner first and decompress from an eventful day.
, ya'all get bat-shit hysterical over ANY Tom, Dick or Harry that says they can take down President Trump..
Not me! You know, for the record ... :)
That's OK.. I can run things just fine.. :D
Be good!
Michale,
When it comes to accountability, Trump is the quintessential 'Teflon Don'!
Yes, I seem to recall describing Biden as 'delusional' on election night... early on, anyways. And, I think I now see what you've been trying to do, lately. But, I think you are being very disingenuous about the early election results and why they changed big time as soon as the mail in and early ballots were counted. Which heavily favoured Biden.
You can spin it how you wish..
But the fact is the majority of Weigantians™ conceded the election to President Trump..
And then MIRACOUSLY, after everyone was sent home, Democrats found pristine ballots that gave the election to Basement Biden...
In TRUMP dominated areas, no less...
MIRACLES!!! :^/
The down ballot races were a true testament to the election results.. And they overwhelmingly favored the GOP...
The facts clearly show that Basement Biden and the Democrats cheated.. They used COVID protocols pushed by Democrats to cheat...
Ya'all know it.. I know it...
But they shot their wad and will not be able to repeat the maneuver in 2022 and 2024...
We'll see how your Democrats do WITHOUT any cheating, eh?
When it comes to accountability, Trump is the quintessential 'Teflon Don'!
Not at all..
You Democrats simply don't have ANY facts that prove ya'all's accusations...
You didn't have the facts in NY... You didn't have the facts with ya'all's Russia Collusion Delusion...
Ya'all SIMPLY don't have the facts that prove your claims..
It's THAT simple...
Even a Left Wing rag like THE ATLANTIC knows this to be factually accurate...
can spin it how you wish.
Spin it?
Okay, post my whole comment and we'll see who is spinning!
It's not the facts that were missing - it was willing witnesses! :)
Wisconsin Report Reveals How Systematic Election Fraud Is Done
https://www.manhattancontrarian.com/blog/2022-3-5-wisconsin-report-reveals-how-systematic-election-fraud-is-done
The FACTS are clear.. There was PLENTY of documented election fraud in 2020..
This is FACT....
Sorry, Michale ... that just ain't fact, capitalized or otherwised. :)
But, I sure have been schooled in just how low of an opinion some people have of my guy.
One of my favourite musicians thinks there is no way on God's green earth that Biden could have won a presidential election. Just no damn way, man!
So, I can see how extremely hard it is for some people to accept that Biden could win, fair and square.
I'll tell you what, for what it's worth - as fond of Biden as I am and as much and as long as I have wanted to see him in the Oval Office, I seriously doubt that it would have ever happened without Trump (or someone very much like Trump) being the predescessor.
I wish these people would have more faith in their country and in the election process. Because, then they might be able to understand why 80 million Americans wanted him to be president in the wake of just four years of Trump.
That favourite musician, by the way, Michale, lives in Georgia!
Maybe, if you clean up your act, people like him might wish to join in on all of our fun ... stranger things have already happened, right?
Well, all-righty then!
It's that time again where we leave politics behind in favour of a classic good rockin' time at the CW Sunday Night Music Festival and Dance Party!
While the tunes may be as political as we wish, any and all political commentary, editorializing and the like are strictly prohibited.
As has been noted previously, please try hard to ignore any static and other noise that may, from time to time, intrude on our little shindig as there is nothing whatsoever that can be done about it. Trust me - I have tried. Heh.
Anyway, let's get started with a couple of hard rockin' tunes by one of my new favourite Vancouver rock bands, Sparkling Apple. Lately, I can't get enough of my Hard Core Apple cd, which comes with the following warning: "All tracks on this cd are Sparkling Apple rockers. There is no wimpy shit here." IN-freakin'-deed!
I'm only here for the beer so, enjoy!
Midlife Crisis and I'm Only Here For the Beer - Sparkling Apple
When my Sparkling Apple - Hard Core Apple cd arrived last year, I never had more fun reading through a CD or vinyl album sleeve, ever! And the cd itself is non-stop fun!
Get Off the Stove - You're Too Old To Ride the Range
Tom Lavin played with PRiSM for a while before he formed his legendary Powder Blues Band.
Here they are performing live in Ottawa in 1982 ...
Nothing screams fun louder than Tom Lavin and his legendary Powder Blues band!
Here are a few favourite Zingo tunes ...
Love of a Dream
Venusian Lights
Merry Go Round
While Zingo was active in the 70s, the cd they released in 2016 shows how timeless their tunes are. Too bad that not enough things clicked at the right time for them because they could have made the big time...so glad we have the cd!
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Get Off the Stove - You're Too Old To Ride the Range
Heh. Parental Advisory Explicit Content
Zingo - Sailing On
I love playing Zingo's cd as loud as I can get away with while lounging poolside, soakin' up the rays ...
...whenever I listen to Sparkling Apple and Zingo, all my neighbours do, too!
Kick,
You would love, love, love the Hard Core Apple cd!
Just stumbled upon this Hall and Oats classic live performance and then ensued a trip down memory lane ...
She's Gone
Best Song EVER- Short Version ;)
Kick,
This one's for you!
Fil's Analysis Video - Queen Live Aid
More Than Words
EM
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Oooh, a documentary. Are those allowed? ;)
Billboard Top 100
#1 for 5 weeks
We Don't Talk About Bruno
the genius of Lin-Manuel Mirada
I love Fil's analysis videos! You could say I'm hooked. He would love them being described as documentaries.
He is a great musician, himself. He released a cd, which I have, and he does it all - all the instruments and vocals - and he's done some great covers, too.
Wings of Pegasus - Don't Cry
Fil's Covers
Kick[170],
Okay, this is a classic case of great minds thinking alike!!!
I just posted a link to Fil from Wings of Pegasus doing his version of this song!
Michale,
I would like to play one just for you ...
I know that you are a big Eagles fan, just like me!
Here is Fil from Wings of Pegasus covering Hotel California...he does all the backing vocals and plays all the instruments, too. Wings of Pegasus is, after all, just Fil Henley!
Hotel California - Wings of Pegasus (cover)
Peaceful Easy Feeling - Eagles
Miss you, Glenn Frey.
One more, before I go, from Fil's cd, Persistence...
That's Metal (to my ears)
(I Just) Died in your Arms - Cutting Crew (Wings of Pegasus cover)
EM
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Okay, this is a classic case of great minds thinking alike!!!
Hey, GMTA! :)
It's Only Rock 'n Roll
Because theMuseum in downtown Kitchener had to close for a few weeks due to pandemic health measures, the Stones' phenomenal exhibition, Unzipped, has been extended for another month and will close on March 27, 2022.
1-minute commercial break:
Titanic with a Cat
:-)
You would never concede that President Trump has done ANYTHING good..
That's not the case. Trump did a fair number of things that were bold and worked out quite well. Jerusalem embassy, Syrian missile strike, operation warp speed, qassem soleimani, and there are a few more as well I'm sure. That's why I think he's the fortieth best president, not forty fourth or forty sixth.
We're post music party right?
It's getting late here in the eastern time zone so I'll end with a fine tune off of PRiSM's 1980 album, Young and Restless, released as the band was on the verge of making it big in the US ...
... and, then, self-inflicted destruction intervened only to be followed a few years later by an infinitely more devastating blow ... and then, rebirth. More about that last bit next week!
American Music
I'm looking forward to listening...
Wrong.
Alright!
This party officially ends at the stroke of midnight, left coast time!
Another two and a half hours to go so, what's in your cd player or streaming playlist or whatever, Joshua?
I bet you have a turntable and are into classic vinyl ...
Powder Blues Band - Doin' It Right (on the wrong side of town!)
The Doors Live - When The Music's Over
Light My Fire
The Ed Sullivan Version
Hmmm ... this video is now pausing after the opening verse ...
Kick[193],
That's some very nice sound there ... and video! :)
Did someone mention vinyl? Reminded me of this 'Behind the Vinyl' episode with Gowan and his Moonlight Desires ...
And, here's what he's talking about...
Moonlight Desires - Gowan - the Video
right. okay, I'm going to bed now.
the black lace-up leather vest (be still my heart)
... a little preview for next Sunday night!
G'nite, everybody ... hope you had as much fun as I did. :)
I got behind... watching cat videos. :)
Ha!
[102]. Trumps’ Virtues????
If there is one thing that patriotic Americans know about Trump it is that he, like them, is unequivocally pro-American and willing to fight to defend the American way of life.
Like when Trump told the mob on January 6 that HE would lead them to the Capitol to carry out the insurrection…but he willingly let everyone else do his dirty work while he hid.
When Collin Kaepernick and his ilk knelt before the American flag, Trump called them “sons of bitches.” As always, he was being forceful, authentic, and unmistakably clear.
He’s a racist…that much is unmistakably clear!
Trump stood up for America every time he violated the strictures of political correctness.
Not sure how “Grab them by the pussy” can be seen as “standing up for America”?!?!
Trump has said over and over exactly what political correctness prohibits one from saying: “We have our culture, it’s exceptional, and that’s the way we want to keep it.”
Pretty sure that is the White Nationalist’s creed.
As Trump and his supporters know, political correctness cripples our ability to think clearly and act decisively.
So your stupidity is caused by “political correctness”??? It CRIPPLES your ability to think clearly and act decisively? Wow! Strange thing to admit to, but we will just have to take you at your word!
This is what we used to call “colorblindness.”
I thought that was what Trump called the way his company dealt with the applications of Blacks seeking to live in one of his complexes…he never saw their applications.
Trump thinks America can vanquish all comers if we just put our mind to it and he is right.
That only works for those living in their own reality bubbles.
Right on time, Russ!
[103]
Trump is a man of action, guided by facts and common sense.
A little warning next time you are posting something this hilarious! That sent RC Cola flying out my nostrils and that burns!
He has no use for theories.
Or science, or rational thinking, or intelligence, or the opinions of actual experts in any given field. He prefers being a f’ing moron.
He knows that slavish devotion to theory can lead to nonsensical beliefs; for instance, that children should be able to undergo “gender conformation”; that police forces should be defunded; or that biological boys should be able to compete against girls in athletics.
Or that Hillary Clinton ran a child sex ring in the basement of a pizza place…or Obama was not born in the US…
Trump knows it is time to make a stand, and for that we need strong men. Weak men do anything to avoid admitting the hardest truths because they lack the resolve to do what truth demands from them.
Like weak men who cannot accept that they lost the election because their fragile wittle egos cannot handle reality!
Trump is a manly man.
Thanks for the SECOND spit-take of the day!
Trump is also comfortable in his own skin, a prerequisite for independence and courage.
COMFORTABLE IN HIS OWN SKIN??? The man wears more makeup on his face than entire clown troupes require. That horrible hair piece that he allows to nest on his fat head. His constant lying about his height and weight…that’s being “comfortable in his own skin” to you?
Trump ripped apart people he thought were weak.
Attacking those who are weaker than you…that is not being strong! That is being a BULLY!
Sometimes he went overboard, but his supporters forgave his excesses because strength is in such short supply.
On your side of the political spectrum… strength is almost non-existent!
Trump plays to win. And he knows that in war reaching across the aisle is usually a sucker’s game
So he is for never-ending wars, apparently. You are an idiot following an even bigger idiot!
JL,
and the current president's attempts to restrain him.
Let's take a look at Basement Biden's current attempts to "restrain" Putin..
Basement Biden is *STILL* giving Putin BILLIONS of dollars for Putin's Ukraine war machine..
That doesn't sound like much "restraint", eh???
Basement Biden is also dragging his feet on helping Ukraine in ways that REALLY matter..
WHY is that, JL?? Why is Basement Biden STILL allowing Putin to sell oil??? Why is Basement Biden still even BUYING Putin's oil??? Why is Basement Biden actually HELPING Putin???
Do you have ANY answers to these FACTS????
Any answers at all???
No, you do not...
Ergo your claim that Basement Biden is actually doing any good to "restrain" Putin is not factually accurate...
The FACT is, Basement Biden is actually HELPING Putin by giving Putin BILLIONS, by allowing Putin to continue to sell oil and by denying Ukraine REAL defense..
"These are the facts of the case. And they are undisputed.."
-Captain Smilin' Jack Ross, A FEW GOOD MEN
ahh russ, russ, russ..
It's so easy to rip apart your BS claims..
All I have to do is ask..
Facts that prove your claim?? and your entire claim is shot down and thrown on the trash heap where it belongs..
He’s a racist…that much is unmistakably clear!
Facts that prove your claim?? You have absolutely NO FACTS that prove your claim.. NONE.. ZERO... ZILCH... NADA...
And the rest of your diatribe is just more of the same..
Mindless hysterical hate and bigotry without a SINGLE relevant fact at all...
I fear for your mental state when President Trump is re-elected in 2024..
I mean, let's face reality.. In the here and now, "Mentally Challenged Bordering On Deranged" describes you perfectly..
Once President Trump is elected, I fear you might cross the border into full blown deranged...
You see what hate and bigotry does to people??? It's sad... Sad and pathetic..
I knew that, since Basement Biden limited himself to just 2% of what's available, we would get a complete and utter LUSER for a nominee...
We come to find out the Affirmative Action hire, the token also hates jews..
Ketanji Brown Jackson's Harvard group hosted 'anti-Semitic' speaker
Dr. Leonard Jeffries once compared Jewish people to 'skunks' who 'stunk up everything'
FIRST ON FOX: President Biden's nominee to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer was part of a Harvard University student group that hosted a speaker with a history of anti-Semitic remarks, Fox News Digital has learned.
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson was a member of the Black Students Association (BSA) her senior year at Harvard, according to her yearbook, when the Harvard BSA invited Leonard Jeffries, the controversial then-City University of New York professor of Black studies and Black studies department head, to speak.
Jeffries — the uncle of House Democratic Caucus chairman Hakeem Jeffries of New York — has been heavily criticized for his past anti-Semitic remarks, and the 1992 Harvard speaking engagement drew robust campus protests.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/ketanji-brown-jackson-harvard-group-invited-alleged-anti-semite
WOW...
"The Dutch are like squirrels.. The Jews are like skunks who stink up everything. You have to have peace with them or they stink you up."
-Leonard Jefferies
This is who Brown's anti-Semite group hires to speak.. :^/
Brown was also active in the BDS terrorist group that tries to economically bring down Israel...
THIS is a BOTTOM OF THE BARREL nominee...
Which is what happens when one limits themselves to just TWO PERCENT of the availability pool.. :^/
See what happens when Basement Biden uses a RACIST selection process??
You get religious bigots like Brown Jackson.. :^/
JL.... Aren't you SO proud of Basement Biden and your Democrats?? :^/
In the same speech, Jeffries blamed Jewish people as being principally responsible for the Trans-Atlantic slave trade, according to the AJC report.
The report also noted Jeffries’ racially-charged rhetoric "teaching that blacks are racially superior to whites" and his references to Black people as "sun people" due to "more melanin in their skin than whites, whom he calls ‘ice people.’"
Anti-Semitism watchdogs, including the left-leaning group the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) dubbed Jeffries an "anti-Semitic" speaker in a report covering anti-Semitism on college campuses.
"Leonard Jeffries, the former head of the Black Studies Department at the City College of CUNY, and a professor there since 1972, has espoused racist and anti-Semitic views and theories since at least the early 1980s, when his comments – made while he was department head – began to attract public attention," the ADL wrote.
"In the spring of 1988, a white student wrote an account in the student newspaper of his experiences in Jeffries' class, Black Studies 101," the ADL, that continued. "The student recounted numerous times when Jeffries constructed large parts of his class around anti-white arguments."
The ADL also noted the 1990 New York Times article which "reported that in an April 1990 class on African heritage, Jeffries said that ‘rich Jews who financed the development of Europe also financed the slave trade,’ and that ‘the Jewish Holocaust is raised as the only Holocaust.’"
THIS is the best you Democrats could do for a SCOTUS nominee???
Someone that pals around with a racist and a jew-hating bigot like Jefferies???
How do you people SLEEP at night!!????
Sorry, Michale ... that just ain't fact, capitalized or otherwised. :)
Actually, it is a fact..
But you refuse to acknowledge any facts that upset your Democrat driven dream world..
So, as usual.. I accept your concession...
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FNMng_xXoAYu5vP?format=jpg&name=small
Thanx Basement Biden... Thanx Democrats..
And you people HONESTLY believe that Democrats are going to do OK in November??
BBBBBBWWHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHA
Blinken says NATO countries have "green light" to send fighter jets to Ukraine
Washington — Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday that NATO members have the go-ahead to send fighter jets to Ukraine as the U.S. and allies continue their efforts to help Ukraine defend itself against Russia's invasion.
"That gets a green-light," Blinken said in an interview with "Face the Nation" when asked whether the Polish government, a member of NATO, could send fighter planes to Ukraine. "In fact, we're talking with our Polish friends right now about what we might be able to do to backfill their needs if in fact they choose to provide these fighter jets to the Ukrainians. What can we do? How can we help to make sure that they get something to backfill the planes that they are handing over to the Ukrainians?"
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ukraine-russia-war-fighter-jets-antony-blinken-face-the-nation/
And this is how Basement Biden and the Democrats bring NATO into direct conflict with Russia...
Leave it to Basement Biden and the Democrats to start WWIII...
Ya'all were HYSTERICAL all the time that President Trump would start WWIII...
But when reality bites back, it's Basement Biden and the Democrats who start WWIII...
Funny how Biden opted for THIS route and not to stop Putin's flow of oil...
It's obvious that Basement Biden AKA The Big Guy is getting a kickback from Putin's oil sales.. :^/
The gulf widens between Democrats’ truth and lies
The gaslighting of Americans
f you don’t go outside the legacy media, you might have missed a few important stories.
In New York, Democrat Gov. Kathy Hochul extended the COVID-19 “emergency” to March 16, even though the pandemic is running out of steam.
“The rate of new COVID-19 hospital admissions has been increasing over the past month to over 300 new admissions a day,” she said. But, as The Wall Street Journal’s Allysia Finley points out, “In fact, state data show that daily new hospital admissions fell to around 300 from 2,100 in early January.”
Over at The Washington Post, the editorial board accused Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton of “targeting trans kids in Texas.” Actually, the AG issued an opinion aimed at protecting children, calling the use of puberty-suppressing hormones a form of child abuse. To the Post, this interrupts “gender-affirming care,” which is actually “gender denying” experimentation that could harm a child for life. The Post also likes to use the term “abortion care” because it sounds nice.
Democrats in the Virginia House voted in lockstep against a bill proposed by Gov. Glenn Youngkin to give parents access to all sexually explicit classroom materials. With all Republicans voting yes, the bill passed 52 to 46. The bill also passed the Senate 20 to 18, with all but two Democrats voting no.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/mar/5/the-gulf-widens-between-democrats-truth-and-lies/
What IS it about Democrats that they have hide their agenda??
If their agenda is so popular with Americans, why do Democrats have to hide it and, when the cold light of day is shone upon it, Democrats lie???
Why is that???
We’re told over and over that there is “no evidence” of any 2020 election irregularities. Likewise, anyone questioning the COVID-19 narrative is “anti-science.”
In last Tuesday’s State of the Union, President Biden topped them all. He insisted he was tough on Russia, neglecting to mention that because of his war on American energy, we still import Russian oil and are thus financing the invasion of Ukraine. He said job creation and the economy were better than under former President Donald Trump. He declared that he, Mr. Biden, was vigorously securing the border and backing the police.
Democrats leaped up to applaud every lie.
At some point, all this gaslighting is going to come back to bite them.
Today's Democrats are the worst thing to happen to this country since Democrats created the KKK and Jim Crow and then started a civil war so Democrats could keep their slaves...
ANYONE who is a Democrat should hang their head in shame and deeply apologize to the country for the mess their Party has made of things...
And look... Not a WORD of dissent.. Not even from people who claim they are "always around"... :D
And you know what Democrats say...
SILENCE GIVES ASSENT
@steedo
I noticed you didn't show yer ugly mug after and biatch-slapped you to the ground..
Why is that??
BBBBWWAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAAHAHAHA
"Don't cross brains with Spock. He'll cut you to pieces every time."
-Ensign Sulu, STAR TREK
Even Left Wing sources are wondering why Basement Biden continues to give BILLIONS to Putin for his Ukraine war machine..
ABC's Jonathan Karl baffled by Biden sanctioning 'everything but' Russian oil: 'Extraordinary'
'...To sanction everything but the thing that drives their economy,' Karl said
ABC News' Jonathan Karl said on "This Week" Sunday that it was "extraordinary" the Biden administration was sanctioning everything but Russian oil, "the thing that drives their economy."
"The question of banning the import of oil and gas from Russia," Karl said. "It is not insignificant. We actually take in more petroleum from Russia then we do from Saudi Arabia. It's extraordinary, George, for all the sanctions that have been imposed, and they have been unprecedented on Russia, to sanction everything but the thing that drives our economy."
https://www.foxnews.com/media/abcs-jonathan-karl-baffled-biden-sanctioning-everything-but-russian-oil-extraordinary
So much for JL's claim... What was it you said, JL??
"but comparatively speaking joe is about a million percent better than his predecessor."
Yea?? By buying Putin's oil and giving BILLIONS to Putin for Putin's Ukraine war machine...????
THAT is what you call being a "million percent better"!!???
Did you fall and hit your head recently?? Because THAT is a pretty whacked out claim...
President Trump kept Putin caged and contained.. Putin only gets froggy when it's YOUR Democrats that are in charge..
Your "million percent better" is actually million percent WORSE....
THAT is what the FACTS clearly show...
I mean, honestly.. The FACTS clearly show that it is REPUBLICANS who are leading the way in actually pushing a crippling blow to Putin...
Basement Biden and the Democrats are proving once again that they are simply INCOMPETENT when it comes to leadership...
Wokeness on Energy Is Weakness
Biden’s energy policy is bankrupting the country and making us a paper tiger abroad.
As Joe Biden’s approval numbers sink further into the sewer, the only thing he’s building back better is 1970s-style inflation. Up until Biden, most polls usually named Jimmy Carter as one of the weakest and most inept presidents we’ve ever had. That was until Biden showed up and said, “Hold my beer!” Which you have to know has brought so much joy to Carter. Heck, he probably has a set of “Let’s go Brandon!” PJs that he wears every night as he thanks God for the gift of Biden.
Fact is, this country is now being “led” by a man who absolutely will go down as one of the worst presidents in our history. In just over a year, Biden has brought inflation roaring back to levels not seen in 40 years, has destroyed our southern border as millions of illegal aliens, along with Chinese fentanyl, flood the country, and now we have been involved in two major international debacles with Afghanistan and Ukraine. The list could go on, but perhaps that’s too depressing.
https://amgreatness.com/2022/03/06/wokeness-on-energy-is-weakness/
The ONLY thing that Democrats are good at..
Destroying America....
The facts are clear..
And, since no one here is saying anything different??
SILENCE GIVES ASSENT
-Democrat Party
I accept ya'all's concession.. :D
Consider his actions on the energy front, which is part and parcel of the inflation disaster: they’re so committed to the hoax and woke religion of man made global warming and shutting down fossil fuels that they sacrificed our energy independence on its altar. Crude oil more than doubled under Biden before war broke out in Ukraine, and natural gas had risen 74 percent before the Russians invaded. Now with the crisis in Ukraine we’re seeing oil approaching $120 per barrel. None of this had to happen, mind you, especially since under Donald Trump the United States had become a net exporter of energy.
But Biden wasted no time enacting his idiotic policies. On day one of his administration he shut down the Keystone pipeline, put thousands of people out of work, crippled our self-sufficient energy production, and made us reliant on purchasing absurd quantities of oil from countries that despise us.
He is Example A of how quickly things can go wrong with terrible leadership.
Let's play that one again for the cheap seats..
Crude oil more than doubled under Biden before war broke out in Ukraine, and natural gas had risen 74 percent before the Russians invaded. Now with the crisis in Ukraine we’re seeing oil approaching $120 per barrel. None of this had to happen, mind you, especially since under Donald Trump the United States had become a net exporter of energy.
President Trump leadership for America?? GREAT...
Basement Biden and Democrat leadership for America?? BAD.. VERY VERY BAD...
The FACTS are clear...
And no one here can refute the facts..
Hence..
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SILENCE GIVES ASSENT
-Democrat Party
With America now importing 595,000 barrels of Russian oil a day—that adds up to more than $1 billion a month we’re paying Russia—the fact is our terrible energy policy is helping finance Putin’s invasion. If you want to really know how bad it is, consider that in 2021 alone it’s estimated that European nations, most of which are NATO members, paid Russia $100 billion for oil and gas. So the infantile Left has weakened the United States and Europe in the face of Putin’s energy dominance and strengthened his hand by pumping up his coffers with oil and gas money. The environmentalist wackos and weak-kneed political “leaders” are absolutely responsible for what are now being described as war crimes in Ukraine.
Basement Biden and Democrats are *FUNDING* Putin's Ukraine war machine to the tune of a BILLION DOLLARS A MONTH!!! And, since Biden has been in office going on 14 months, thats 14 BILLION DOLLARS that Basement Biden and the Democrats have given Putin for his Ukraine war..
JL, honestly...
How is that FACT even *REMOTELY* considered "a million percent better" than President Trump's actions that actually CONTAINED Putin???
Yunno how I always know when I got ya, JL?? Ya always go radio silent... Like you did with the racist cad issue... Like you are doing here with your Biden is better claim.. :D
'S OK.. I understand completely... You were dealt a completely incompetent LUSER with Basement Biden and yer making the best of it.. :D
Back on the home front, Americans were already feeling the soaring oil prices at the pump thanks to Biden’s moronic energy policies. Now with Ukraine, if the trends remain the same, we’ll be looking at $5-per-gallon prices on average for regular unleaded gasoline at stations across the country, which of course increases the costs of production, food, and so forth.
But Biden’s response to this? The imbecile actually pitched his climate change bill as anti-inflation at the State of the Union, claiming it will save American families $500 a year . . . by 2030. Mind you, the American people’s increase in cost of living right now is $385 per month, or over $4,600 per year.
I know many will be shocked to learn that Biden’s “solution” is a lie. Germany tried this. It committed to renewables and becoming carbon “net zero” by 2045 and is going to spend nearly $600 billion when all is said and done. For all of that, the German people now get to pay twice as much for electricity as they did before the foolish plan was implemented.
And you people actually believe that Democrats are good for the mid terms??
BBBBWBWAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Anyone with more than 2 brain cells to rub together (which leaves out most everyone here) will tell ya that Democrats are going to be MASSACRED in November...
Even racist cad is seeing this now.. That is why he has run away again!! :D
Speaking of Germany...
Oh, and to put a fine point on the utter failure of Germany’s plan, it still needs to import 55 percent of its natural gas from—wait for it—Russia. A sober-minded person might understandably look at this asinine behavior and say, “Ya’ll have lost your damn minds.” And that person would be absolutely correct.
Now you understand why Germany is in Putin's pocket..
The MAJORITY of energy that Germany needs comes from PUTIN..
So yea, Germany will pay great lip service to opposing Putin...
But we'll see what happens when the rubber hits the road...
In a rational world—and we are not living in one—we would address this problem immediately by reopening the Keystone pipeline and exploring additional options for drilling, fracking, and nuclear energy within the United States. Energy independence leads not only to cheaper costs for consumers and thousands of jobs for Americans, it strengthens our national security and allows us to free Europe from Putin’s leverage by offering additional energy options.
All of which is GOOD for America..
Which is EXACTLY why Basement Biden and the Democrats WON'T do these things..
Because they HATE America and will do everything in their power to HURT America and HURT Americans..
The facts are clear...
In the short term, however, prepare for pain as you watch your bank account drain from the weekly trip to the grocery store and gas pump. And then hope and pray adults are soon back in political power and Grandpa Dementia and his band of clowns are sent into retirement in 2024.
Ya'all have heard the term CHEATERS NEVER PROSPER..
Basement Biden and the Democrat Party are the living embodiment of the validity of that age old sage...
JL,
I won't even BOTHER bringing up Afghanistan to PROVE that your claim of "a million percent better" is NOTHING but partisan hysterical bullshit totally devoid of ANY factual basis or reality basis whatsoever..
Ooops.. I guess I just did.. :D
Wow.. It sure is quiet around here. :D
I guess, what with all the FACTS that have been posted this morning no one has any facts to rebut my facts..
SILENCE GIVES ASSENT
-The Democrat Party
:D
I'll take a break and give ya'all a chance ta lick yer wounds.. :D
Let's continue looking at Basement Biden's "million percent better" than President Trump...
President Trump worked with Israel to completely negate Iran's Nuclear Terrorist State ambitions.. And those efforts were EFFECTIVE..
Until Basement Biden and the Democrats threw it all away..
In 2018, after Israel's Mossad spy agency spirited Iran's nuclear archive out of a warehouse in Tehran and brought it to Israel, Israel's spy chiefs flew to Washington to share the findings with the Trump administration. The documents provided incontrovertible proof of Israel's long-standing contentions that Iran's nuclear program was initiated, maintained and expanded throughout the years for the primary purpose of developing nuclear weapons. Then-President Donald Trump responded to Israel's revelations by withdrawing the U.S from the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA)—the nuclear deal the Obama administration had concluded with Iran.
The 2015 nuclear deal placed certain restrictions on Iran's nuclear activities for a limited period. But the JCPOA allowed Iran to continue with its nuclear research and development, and placed no restrictions on Iran's missile development and proliferation. In other words, Barack Obama's deal limited what Iran could do with the nuclear capabilities it had acquired by 2015, but it enabled Iran to massively expand its nuclear capabilities for the future.
The maximum pressure strategy was working effectively when Trump left office. Had it been retained by the Biden administration, Iran's regime would likely have collapsed by this year, rendering its nuclear weapons program dead in the water. But rather than continue a policy that was working, President Joe Biden reinstated Barack Obama's policy of facilitating Iran's nuclear program and its regional aggression by agitating for a restoration of American and Iranian compliance with the 2015 deal.
https://www.newsweek.com/biden-shatters-israels-delusions-opinion-1685304
I mean, forget how much you people hate America....
But do you also hate Israel so much that you would want to see mushroom clouds over Tel Aviv and Haifa??
Why all the hate, people???
The facts are clear.. Forget the idea that Basement Biden and the Democrats are "a million percent better"...
The FACTS clearly show that Basement Biden and the Democrats are not only a MILLION PERCENT WORSE for America...
They are also a MILLION PERCENT WORSE for Israel as well as Ukraine..
"These are the facts of the case. And they are undisputed."
-Captain Smilin' Jack Ross
And how do we KNOW that these facts are accurate???
Ya'all, with yer silence, CONCEDE the facts.. :D
SILENCE GIVES ASSENT
-The Democrat Party
:D
How do we KNOW that "SILENCE GIVES ASSENT"??
Because the Democrat Party has made the claim a huge part of their platform..
Invoking MLK, Clyburn says silence is consent
msnbc.com/the-last-word/watch/invoking-mlk-clyburn-says-silence-is-consent-in-voting-rights-fight-131080773710
Malley has agreed to end sanctions on 112 entities and people tied to Iranian dictator Ali Khamenei, through which Khamenei has accrued massive wealth and organized Iran's global terror and weapons procurement networks. Malley is willing to end sanctions on Iranian entities and individuals involved in the torture and murder of Iranian civilians.
All told, Noronha's colleagues said Malley has agreed to sanctions relief that will provide Iran with an immediate cash infusion of $90 billion, as well as an additional $50-55 billion annually in oil and gas profits.
I guess giving 80 billion dollars in top of the line American military hardware to the terrorist Taliban wasn't enough for Basement Biden and the Democrats..
Now they want to give MORE to the Number One State Sponsor of Terrorism on the planet and fund them to the tune of almost 60 BILLION dollars a year!!!
How ANYONE can support Democrats simply defies explanation..
I mean, talk about "MYSTIFYING"... :^/
On the nuclear front, beyond a few formalities, Biden's deal will enable Iran to move full-speed ahead with its development of advanced centrifuges and continue its race to the nuclear finish line. All limitations—which are largely unenforceable—will be removed in two and a half years. And Iran's nuclear program, which constitutes a material breach of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty of which Iran is a signatory, will be legitimated by the UN and the U.S. government.
All of these concessions guarantee two consequences. First, Iran will go to war. As U.S. Army Col. (res.) Joel Rayburn, who served as Trump's envoy to Syria and in a range of senior positions related to the Middle East in Central Command, the National Security Council and the State Department explained in a recent interview with Newsweek, with the JCPOA's implementation in 2015, Iran received billions of dollars in sanctions relief. It used the funds to expand its wars against Israel, against U.S. forces deployed in the Middle East and against Iran's Sunni Arab neighbors the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia. Iran fought its various foes both directly and through its proxies in Iraq, Yemen, Syria, Lebanon and the Palestinian territories.
Once again.. It's Basement Biden and the Democrats that are causing wars.. Wars that greatly hurt America's best interests..
The second consequence of the new nuclear deal is that Iran will become a nuclear-armed state unless Israel attacks and destroys a sufficient number of Iran's nuclear installations to significantly scale back Iran's nuclear capabilities.
And so we return to Israel's security brass. The most powerful shock wave Noronha's revelations produced is the one going through Israel's military high command. Israel's military leaders can no longer deny the truth that they have gone to near-superhuman heights to wish away for 20 years. Netanyahu, it turns out, was right all along.
The contest between Iran and Israel pits a country of 90 million against a country of nine million; a theocratic regional hegemon with manifold foreign legions against a liberal democracy with no aspirations for territorial conquest. And under the Biden administration, the U.S. is standing with the Iranians.
Once again.. How ANYONE with more than 2 brain cells to rub together can support Democrats?? It's simply impossible to fathom....
The facts are clear...
What did I say about Germany being in Putin's pocket??
Germany Signals Opposition to Cutting 'Essential' Russian Energy
(Bloomberg) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said he opposes cutting off energy supplies from Russia, calling imports of oil and gas of “essential importance” to the European economy.
While the European Union faces an urgent task of finding alternatives to Russian energy supplies, “this won’t happen overnight,” Scholz said Monday in a statement. “It’s therefore a conscious decision on our part to continue the activities of business enterprises in the area of energy supply with Russia.”
https://financialpost.com/pmn/business-pmn/germany-signals-opposition-to-cutting-essential-russian-energy
Gods, I hate being factually accurate all the time!! :D
Naw, I can't back that up.. I love it!! :D
And any rebuttal of all these facts???
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Silence Gives Assent
-Democrat Party
:D
Record high inflation...
Record high gas prices..
Thanks Democrats.. Thanks Basement Biden.. :^/
So, where the heck were ya last night. I played Eagles for you...
We got our jacuzzi up and running.. :D
It was a choice between political hate and bigotry and soaking in the hot tub with drinks and my beautiful wife of 40 years.. :D
Wasn't much a hard choice to make.. :D
But it was obvious that my comments here don't prevent others from commenting, so my ends were served... :D
So tell me..
How can you justify support for Basement Biden and the Democrats when they have funded Putin's war machine against Ukraine???
Kick,
I just stumbled upon a fascinating video - can't wait to play it next Sunday night. You are going to love it!
Joshua,
You will love it, too ... set some time aside for next Sunday night!
So tell me..
How can you justify support for Basement Biden and the Democrats when they have funded Putin's war machine against Ukraine???
Ahhhhhh I see..
You concede there IS no justification for Basement Biden and the Democrats funding Putin's Ukraine war machine...
I accept your concession...
Biden admin says ‘no decision has been made’ on possible ban of Russian oil
An official stated that a ban would impact allies more than it would the U.S.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-admin-says-no-decision-has-been-made-on-possible-ban-of-russian-oil-to-us
And THAT would be bad politics for the Democrat Party..
So, Basement Biden is going to continue to fund Putin's war machine because to do otherwise would harm the Democrat Party...
WHY am I not surprised.... :^/
"It may be called embargo, but it also simply may be called a moral when you refuse to give money to a terrorist," Zelenskyy said, adding that there should also be a boycott of imports into Russia, saying if Moscow doesn’t want to "follow civilized rules, then they should also not be getting any goods or services from civilization."
Yep.. Yep...
Apparently, funding terrorists is what Basement Biden and the Democrat Party is all about...
Republicans and moderate Democrats alike are calling for the ramping up of American energy production, with GOP lawmakers criticizing the Biden administration for shutting down U.S. oil and gas pipelines.
As the war in Ukraine rages on, Americans are experiencing the highest gas prices since the 2008 financial crises, with the national gas price average reaching $4 per gallon.
Biden spent much of last year citing the need to move away from fossil fuels because climate change was the "greatest threat" to the country, and one of his first acts was to shut down the Keystone XL oil pipeline. Now, critics are slamming him by pointing to current events as evidence that energy independence is essential.
Zelenskyy, on Monday, also called, again, for a no-fly zone over Ukraine, pleading with western allies: ""How many deaths and losses are still needed to secure the sky over Ukraine?"
"What is the difference between peaceful people in Kharkiv and Mykolaiv and those in Hamburg and Vienna? We are awaiting the decision, clearing of the sky, either by the forces that you have or you give us the fighter planes of anti-aircraft defense that you have and that will provide the needed strength to us," he said.
Zelenskyy said a no-fly zone is "not just for Ukraine but for yourselves, too, in order to prove that humanity will win as fast as it can."
Why is Basement Biden willing to kill as many Ukrainians as possible???
Why are Democrats so intent on funding Putin's war on Ukraine??
Why is everyone here in Weigantia™ so afraid to address the facts???
Silence Gives Assent
-Democrat Party
I accept ya'all's concession...
"There is no doubt, no doubt, that the United States and every NATO ally will meet our Article V commitments, which says, an attack on one is an attack on all."
-Basement Biden
There is plenty of doubt..
Basement Biden is an incompetent leader..
We see how Basement Biden views our NATO Partnership when he threw NATO leaders under the bus in Afghanistan.. Left them high and dry in Afghanistan with ZERO notification of Basement Biden's cowardly and costly retreat...
The Biden administration is requesting at least $10 billion in new money to provide aid to Ukraine amid Putin's war against the nation. The aid would go for additional humanitarian, security, and economic assistance in Ukraine and the neighboring region in the coming days and weeks, according to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
So, basically, Basement Biden is funding Putin AND funding Ukraine.. :^/
We REALLY need to get these incompetent Democrats out of office..
GAS HITS ALL-TIME RECORD
OIL $130
drudgereport.com
Thanx Basement Biden.. Thanx Democrats.. :^/
Germany sticks with Putin for its oil and gas
Chancellor Olaf Scholz brushes off pressure from Ukraine and the US to stop pouring money into the Kremlin’s war coffers.
BERLIN — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday pushed back hard against calls from the U.S. and Ukraine for a ban on imports of Russian gas and oil as part of international sanctions on Moscow.
One of the darkest ironies of Russian President Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine is that Europe is helping fund the Kremlin's war machine through energy payments. Despite repeated pledges to reduce dependence on Russia after the invasion of Crimea in 2014, the EU has failed to combat its hydrocarbon addiction. Dismissing fears that Putin was a serious threat, Germany was long the main proponent of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline pumping gas from Russian export monopoly Gazprom straight to Germany.
Although Berlin finally had to freeze the Nord Stream 2 project after the invasion of Ukraine, Scholz made clear that Europe's biggest economy would not make any further energy sacrifices and would keep buying from Russia.
https://www.politico.eu/article/germany-putin-oil-gas/
Germany, Basement Biden and the Democrat Party..
All in Putin's pocket...
And now, from the ONLY OFFICIAL Weigantian™ objective and unbiased news source...
Are Democrats Really Going To Cross the Rubicon?
Just as Julius Caesar invited civil war by crossing the Rubicon, the partisan House committee investigating the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol let it be known that it will recommend bringing two sets of criminal charges against former President Donald Trump regarding the 2020 election. One allegation is that that he tried to obstruct the lawful counting of votes. The other is that he engaged in a conspiracy to defraud the United States through his false claims of a stolen election.
Given how divided our country is, and the wide support Trump still enjoys, his indictment would be an incalculably reckless act. It would be tantamount to the first round of live fire across the bow. Even if the left honestly believes its claims that conservatives are itching to take up arms against the Republic – that Jan. 6 was just a dress rehearsal for a second civil war – why would they consider striking this match?
If Democrats had a slam dunk case against Trump, one could argue that they might have some justification for putting the nation at such risk. They do not. The New York Times tersely noted that it is “far easier for the committee to claim that Mr. Trump had committed a crime … than it would be for prosecutors to win a criminal conviction over the same facts.”
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2022/03/07/democrats_cross_the_rubicon_in_war_against_america_147294.html
BBBBBWWAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHHAHA
Are Democrats REALLY that stoopid and REALLY that desperate to file these criminal cases!??
BBBBWWHAAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA
Oh, I know Democrats are that desperate.. And I hope and pray that Democrats really are that stupid!!! :D
The other is that he engaged in a conspiracy to defraud the United States through his false claims of a stolen election.
So, that means Hillary Clinton and the entirety of the Democrat Party are ALSO guilty of crimes for saying the 2016 election was stolen..
BBBBWWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Oh my gods, this is HILARIOUS!!!! :D
But I really REALLY hope Democrats are THIS stoopid!!
I would LOVE to see the Democrats' "case" LAUGHED out of court!!! :D
So far, the 6 Jan Committee argument – which echoes the larger left-wing push to punish and erase all narratives that do not support their preferred version of reality – appears to be that there is a single truth, their truth, and that Trump’s unwillingness to embrace it is a crime.
It is impossible to overstate the danger of this mindset, which is a profound assault on free speech and a dramatic escalation of the effort to criminalize political differences. It is, as Democrats like to say, a page torn straight from Putin’s playbook.
Oh please please PLEASE let Demcorats be sooo completely and utterly STOOPID to file these charges!!!
PLEASE!!!!!
:D
Politics in free nations is necessarily rough and tumble. It is a contest of ideas that often lack scientific precision. It makes room for debatable claims that may contain falsity as well as kernels of truth. The best evidence shows that Trump did not win as many votes as Biden in 2020, but also that it was a highly unusual contest filled with troubling irregularities. Prohibiting people from making that case is un-American.
If Trump can be charged with a crime, what about Joe Biden, who repeatedly claimed that Trump was not legitimately elected in 2016? What about Rep. Jamie Raskin, a leading member of the Jan. 6 committee who objected to the certification of Florida’s electors by making the bogus argument that they were not qualified to serve under state law?
Once a precedent is set, it becomes the norm. Do we really want to go down this road of indicting – rather than just challenging and debunking – those whose only crime is holding problematic opinions?
Democrats have established the precedent that a President can be impeached SOLELY because of political differences and absent ANY crime whatsoever..
I am sure that, when the GOP takes the House, the GOP will return the favor and return to that precedent time and time again...
NOW Democrats want to double down on STOOPID....
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Why would Democrats place our republic in such peril? The answer is that they want this conflict. As polls show their effort to transform America meeting ever wider resistance, they seem eager for a final battle that will allow them to vanquish the right once and for all. Unable to achieve their ends through democratic channels, they are intent on blowing up the system.
I know that sounds crazy. It’s impossible to imagine how this battle would unfold and how victory could even be achieved. But Democrats are convinced that only they possess the truth and that those who disagree with them are beneath contempt. They see their venomous tactics as virtuous.
This is ya'all's Democrat Party in the here and now..
The sad thing is, ya'all are sooo PROUD of your Party for destroying this country...
If you have ever confronted hard-core Democrats about these issues, you know there is no talking to them. All they have is their certainty.
Truth be told, Democrats have paid little price so far for their war on American norms. Unwilling to accept Trump’s victory in 2016, they advanced the sulfurous claim that the president was an agent of Russia. We now know that false narrative was concocted by Hillary Clinton’s campaign and embraced without evidence by the Obama White House, much of the media, the FBI, and other aspects of the Deep State.
In its size and scope Russiagate is the worst scandal in American history. And yet Hillary Clinton and President Obama remain party heroes who are never pressed on the issue. Former Clinton staffers who spread the scurrilous Trump/Russia rumors, including Biden’s National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, have only been rewarded for their perfidy. The New York Times, Washington Post and other news outlets who won prizes for pushing the conspiracy theory refuse to correct many clear errors in their coverage.
But there is a reckoning a comin'!! :D
Right in time for the November mid terms.. :D
The incendiary path Democrats are heading down is unimaginably destructive, not just to the United States but to the world. As Putin continues his war in Ukraine and China’s saber-rattling regarding Taiwan intensifies, united American leadership is indispensable. Instead of bringing us together, criminal charges against Trump would burn down our house.
Democrats have never cared how much damage they do to this country..
The Trump/America hate that permeates the Party all the way down to Weigantia™ here is all that is important to Democrats..
Hate... Bigotry... Racism... Anti-America sentiment...
These are the defining characteristics of the Democrat Party..
How do we know this is factually accurate???
Silence Gives Assent
ListenWhenYouHear
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Russ! I just missed you yesterday.
Tell it like it is.
Love you, Russ! :)
Elizabeth Miller
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I just stumbled upon a fascinating video - can't wait to play it next Sunday night.
Oh, goodie! Fun.
You are going to love it!
I bet I will. Give us a hint. If there is a cat, I'll do my level best not to get behind like yesterday when "Titanic with a Cat" did me in. :)
Elizabeth Miller
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Joshua,
You will love it, too ... set some time aside for next Sunday night!
Is there pie and a cat? :)
I like pie and am neutral on cats
Kick [252]
Love you too! Funny that FIB’r did not even try to defend Trump. “Trump is comfortable in his own skin…”. Hell, Trump wears his make-up like a $3 hooker that’s blind and epileptic!
Have a great week!
-R
Heh :)