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  1. 3 hours ago, SkyDekker said:

    Nothing in that article says that Obama himself knew or was told or approved any of the changes or anything like that.

    Remember up above you want evidence of Trump himself being involved. Not his campaign, not his administration, not people around him. Trump personally.

    So, this is a big bone of contention for you with Obama, so live up to your own requests. Show where Obama himself is responsible and prove he himself knew it to be false. Not his administration, not his campaign, he himself. You know the same expectation you have of Trump..... 

    Do you think they kept it as secret from him?

    What approval did Trump give to the image? vs What approval did Obama give to the mantra?

    Really?  

  6. 4 hours ago, Nataly said:

    Whew...  2020 has been...  What word is strong enough to describe it???!

    Like many people, I had some unexpected "challenges" which I am still working through...  If life has taught me anything it's that sometimes shit just happens.  There isn't even always someone to blame and/or any life lessons...  Heck, you could almost always be in a worse position and even with the benefit of age/experience, it's not always helpful or comforting to know this!!!  Lol! 

    As annoying as these setbacks are, sometimes the only thing to do is try not to be too discouraged as you roll your sleeves up & keep at it.  Or take a nap...  Naps are also important - hehehe.

    So there...  This is neither a rant nor words of wisdom...  But to everyone else who is struggling right now: take care of yourself and hang in there|!

    PS: A SUGGESTION TO INJECT A BIT OF JOY IN YOUR EVERY DAY: I've always been told you should not bring up a problem without offering some sort of solution (otherwise you are just whingeing unnecessarily)...  In this vain, if you don't know her, I love love love Sarah Millican - stand up comedienne.  You can easily find nuggets of her amazing comedy by searching on YouTube.  And during the confinement, she recorded short videos of her reading her book "How To Be Champion".  Cannot recommend these enough!!  I found them to be a great source of entertainment / comfort.  I think we could all use a bit of her humour in our lives :)

    Thank You, Nat.

    I'll look her up.

  12. 1 minute ago, kallend said:

    See post #67.

    I read that - I'm not arguing with you over your perceived stance - You and I agree on that.

    It's the lack of a simple Yes or No when asked if he should be charged as an adult. 

    Some posters in this forum, including you and I, can be pretty persnickety when it comes to details, you know.¬¬

  13. 11 hours ago, kallend said:

    We shouldn't redefine "adult" just because we're particularly outraged by a juvenile.

     

    Doing something very nasty doesn't suddenly turn you into an adult.

    You and I agree on that.

    (I also realize you are not going to give a straight answer, so, please don't join the crowd when they ask me for specifics in the future.)

    It's your brethren here that are out for blood.

  15. 4 hours ago, wolfriverjoe said:

    I'll just leave this here:

     

    2016: Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas): “It has been 80 years since a Supreme Court vacancy was nominated and confirmed in an election year. There is a long tradition that you don’t do this in an election year.”
    2018: Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.): “If an opening comes in the last year of President Trump’s term, and the primary process has started, we’ll wait to the next election.”
    2016: Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.): “I don’t think we should be moving on a nominee in the last year of this president’s term - I would say that if it was a Republican president.”
    2016: Sen. David Perdue (R-Ga.): “The very balance of our nation’s highest court is in serious jeopardy. As a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, I will do everything in my power to encourage the president and Senate leadership not to start this process until we hear from the American people.”
    2016: Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa): “A lifetime appointment that could dramatically impact individual freedoms and change the direction of the court for at least a generation is too important to get bogged down in politics. The American people shouldn’t be denied a voice.”
    2016: Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.): “The campaign is already under way. It is essential to the institution of the Senate and to the very health of our republic to not launch our nation into a partisan, divisive confirmation battle during the very same time the American people are casting their ballots to elect our next president.”
    2016: Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.): “In this election year, the American people will have an opportunity to have their say in the future direction of our country. For this reason, I believe the vacancy left open by Justice Antonin Scalia should not be filled until there is a new president.”
    2016: Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.): “The Senate should not confirm a new Supreme Court justice until we have a new president.”
    2016: Sen. Cory Gardner (R-Col.): “I think we’re too close to the election. The president who is elected in November should be the one who makes this decision.”
    2016: Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio): “I believe the best thing for the country is to trust the American people to weigh in on who should make a lifetime appointment that could reshape the Supreme Court for generations. This wouldn’t be unusual. It is common practice for the Senate to stop acting on lifetime appointments during the last year of a presidential term, and it’s been nearly 80 years since any president was permitted to immediately fill a vacancy that arose in a presidential election year.”
    2016: Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wisc.): “I strongly agree that the American people should decide the future direction of the Supreme Court by their votes for president and the majority party in the U.S. Senate.”
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    ** “The American people should have a voice in the selection of their next Supreme Court Justice. Therefore, this vacancy should not be filled until we have a new president.”
    -- Mitch McConnell, March 2016

    Yep - Now - Can you go find the other side?

    Can you find where the Democrats wanted to push it through?

    Are you only going to look at one side of the issue?

  17. · Edited by turtlespeed

    9 hours ago, SkyDekker said:

    Did he know it was false? Did anything change with the bill after he said it? How do you know he knew at that time? Who told him? What specifically was he told?

    Is NBC good enough for you? (Bolding Mine) I like how he goes on to say that they made SURE of it too.  [I was fucked over very well, and I'll not be voting for that party, at least not for president.]

    https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/obama-admin-knew-millions-could-not-keep-their-health-insurance-flna8C11484394

    That means the administration knew that more than 40 to 67 percent of those in the individual market would not be able to keep their plans, even if they liked them. 

    Yet President Obama, who had promised in 2009, “if you like your health plan, you will be able to keep your health plan,” was still saying in 2012, “If [you] already have health insurance, you will keep your health insurance.”

    “This says that when they made the promise, they knew half the people in this market outright couldn’t keep what they had and then they wrote the rules so that others couldn’t make it either,” said  Robert Laszewski, of Health Policy and Strategy Associates, a consultant who works for health industry firms. Laszewski estimates that 80 percent of those in the individual market will not be able to keep their current policies and will have to buy insurance that meets requirements of the new law, which generally requires a richer package of benefits than most policies today.

  19. 12 hours ago, kallend said:

    Trump has gone forward with thousands of "mantra"s knowing they are false.  Many repeated over and over and over again.

    So?  We know Trumps record.

    It was asked, "What exact decision did he make. Same question you are asking above."

    I answered the question, and so, now, you go on the defensive for Obama, and say Trump lied too.

    Now you are making excuses for Obama.

    One person did not cause the other to act.  You simply find Obama's lies justified, and palatable.  There is no outrage like you have for Trump.

  20. 11 hours ago, billvon said:

    They will say "good for him for supporting a woman - I bet the left HATES that!  Hypocrisy much?"

    Which right wingers?

    I want to wait for the replies and match them up.

    It is a shame that the sex of a person is politicized, isn't it?

  21. 2 hours ago, kallend said:

    Adults are adults, juveniles are juveniles.  We treat them differently for good reason.  Calling a juvenile an adult is like calling a tail a leg so you can say a dog has 5 legs.

    This is going off topic, but your statement surprises me.

    So, just so we are clear here, you disagree with the decision to charge Rittenhouse as an adult?

  23. 9 minutes ago, nigel99 said:

    I agree. Think there is enough evidence to show it isn’t an app that I want 

    So, do you think its fair to say that they want control over the data then?

    (They = The Gubmint)

  24. · Edited by turtlespeed

    3 hours ago, SkyDekker said:

    That wouldn’t be rape. 
     

    Concept really isn’t that hard. 

    What concept is that?

    The one where the rape is real, or the one where the rape is only accused after the one partner is scorned and wants to cause harm?

    I understand them both, do you?

  25. 3 hours ago, SkyDekker said:

    How the hell is this a 1st amendment issue?

    Other than “we get to have guns” you guys really don’t understand your own constitution very much. 
     

    Like the female GOP politician making statements about how the constitution doesn't get rewritten.....she wouldn’t even get to vote if it didn’t. The stupid is strong. 

    Freedom of expression.

    That is achieved through not limiting the press.

    Tiktok is as much of a news outlet as anything in the media today -