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[Eggs 5,000+ posts]

How Team Obama Justifies the Killing of a 16-Year-Old American

Asked about the strike that killed him, a senior adviser to the president's campaign suggests he should've "had a more responsible father."

www.theatlantic.com

 

[Jimi77 Premium Member]

People are claiming Trump is trying to take away our democracy, but Newsom is the one doing it. All of his laws are showing that. Even the fact that he just took away the taxpayers rights to vote on new tax laws. Or deciding to make California a sanctuary state without allow us to vote on it. Dude... I can go on and on.

It's funny that the dems will leave Cali because they found a better life in a red state. Then, they turn around and turn it blue. Then they wonder why that state sucks now.

I don't mind taking away taxpayer right to vote on tax laws. All the California idiots moved to Colorado and started passing stupid tax & budget laws, which hamstrings the legislature and makes the budget unmanagable. Ironically if you let people vote on tax/budget laws, budget cuts never pass as a matter of fact instead cuts, guaranteed budget increases get passed. And guess what, people don't vote for tax increases unless it's a tax increase to build a new stadium for billionaires, but the public tends to get behind tax cuts. Personally, I think this is one of the few times Newsom got something right.

I'm fine with the representative republic model. FWIW, I don't think Trump believes in Democracy.

 

[Eggs 5,000+ posts]

A bunch of idiots.

Didn’t Alex jones say they wanted to off him? Now they can get president immunity?

 

[Jimi77 Premium Member]

Didn’t Alex jones say they wanted to off him? Now they can get president immunity?

Who knows. Both sides are saying whatever suits them at any given moment and show absolutely no principles or consistency.

 

[Jimi77 Premium Member]

Things that make you go hummmm.

Expansion scaled back at electric car battery champion after mystery deaths

Europe’s best bet for battery manufacturing is poised to scale back a big expansion offensive amid mounting financial losses.

finance.yahoo.com

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

Fun times ahead:

Beijing military stages attacks on American F-35 and F-22 jets

China is bombing models of American fighter jets as part of a rehearsal of a military assault, new satellite photos have revealed.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Nine Ukrainian Jets Destroyed In 24 Hours, Russia's Military Says | ZeroHedge

ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero

www.zerohedge.com

"“Because Russia has managed to halt the implementation of biological warfare programs in Ukraine’s liberated territories, the Pentagon is forced to transfer incomplete research under Ukrainian projects to other regions,” Kirillov alleged."

US expanding bioweapons research in Africa – Russia

Moscow claims that the US is increasing its biological military presence in Africa

www.rt.com

 

[Eggs 5,000+ posts]

This is before taxes?

 

[Old_Slapper]

I guess dems can no longer refer to Trump as the "Orange man." I believe Biden has Trump beat, on this one. This picture, of Biden, was shortly after the last debate. People were saying he looked to frail during the debate, so they sprayed him down.

 

[Old_Slapper]

I don't mind taking away taxpayer right to vote on tax laws. All the California idiots moved to Colorado and started passing stupid tax & budget laws, which hamstrings the legislature and makes the budget unmanagable. Ironically if you let people vote on tax/budget laws, budget cuts never pass as a matter of fact instead cuts, guaranteed budget increases get passed. And guess what, people don't vote for tax increases unless it's a tax increase to build a new stadium for billionaires, but the public tends to get behind tax cuts. Personally, I think this is one of the few times Newsom got something right.

I'm fine with the representative republic model. FWIW, I don't think Trump believes in Democracy.

Regardless of the how stupid the outcome would be, I believe the people should always have the option to vote on taxes. Otherwise, you end up like Cali where taxes are constantly being added.

Also, taking away the right to vote on taxes is taking away democracy. So far, the dems have shown to be more of a threat to democracy than Trump has.

 

[Old_Slapper]

It’s funny I just went on a trip to Houston Texas for family and Orange County California for wedding. I mean it was polar opposite of quality of life and where I wanna raise a family. Cali was nice and all but that was in Dana Point the best of Cali but everything expensive just like my home state. Houston was great and simple but the plus was the education system just made lots of sense to rise a successful kid.

Everyone I tells me Cali is the best place to live and raise a family, I tell them it's because they never lived in a Red state. 99.9% of the time, I was right.

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

 

[Jimi77 Premium Member]

Regardless of the how stupid the outcome would be, I believe the people should always have the option to vote on taxes. Otherwise, you end up like Cali where taxes are constantly being added.

Also, taking away the right to vote on taxes is taking away democracy. So far, the dems have shown to be more of a threat to democracy than Trump has.

Shouldn't their taxes always be increasing to match the ever increasing spending?

 

[Jimi77 Premium Member]

Everyone I tells me Cali is the best place to live and raise a family, I tell them it's because they never lived in a Red state. 99.9% of the time, I was right.

There is a flight from Blue to Red states. In Denver, we have an Attorney General running on a "rehab and treatment" platform (aka soft on crime). The left has lost their ever loving minds.

 

[Jimi77 Premium Member]

Are "they" trying to torpedo Biden's re-election?

Fauci speaks out about doubts around Biden's mental state

Fauci said Biden was "analytical" in his interactions with him as the president faces calls to withdraw from the election.

www.newsweek.com

 

[Jimi77 Premium Member]

I guess dems can no longer refer to Trump as the "Orange man." I believe Biden has Trump beat, on this one. This picture, of Biden, was shortly after the last debate. People were saying he looked to frail during the debate, so they sprayed him down.

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Biden got his arse whooped, but I'm 99% sure that's a doctored photo. I guess they can't risk a high enough dose of Adderall or whatever they shot him up with for the State of the Union to get him through a debate. Either way this a shyt sandwich vs douche and the American public loses either way.