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Larry Nelson
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Dec 28, 2018 - 10:52am PT
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It all makes sense when you realize that everything Dump says or does is designed to get help him get re-elected.
edit: What a concept. More politicians should try it...oh wait
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EdwardT
Trad climber
Retired
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Dec 28, 2018 - 12:10pm PT
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Trump has entered the Querencia Phase of his presidency.
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SuperSpud
Trad climber
Cayucos, CA
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Dec 28, 2018 - 01:01pm PT
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Hmmmm: "in his querencia he is inestimably more dangerous and almost impossible to kill"
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Dec 28, 2018 - 01:59pm PT
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Dec 28, 2018 - 08:56pm PT
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https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-lowers-demand-for-border-wall-funding/
Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney said he expected the shutdown to go on for a while, but revealed the president has come down from his initial demand of $5 billion to build the wall.
"We sat down with (Chuck) Schumer and gave him a number below five. I am not going to tell you what it is," Mulvaney said. *
Old Windy canceled his plans to travel for the holiday and is doubling down on using whatever means necessary to get funding for a wall, tweeting, "We will be forced to close the Southern Border entirely if the Obstructionist Democrats do not give us the money to finish the Wall & also change the ridiculous immigration laws that our Country is saddled with."
* If he had a pair the number would be zero ( 0 ). Just my opinion.
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lostinshanghai
Social climber
someplace
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Dec 29, 2018 - 01:37am PT
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Strange that the US military would create two new bases in western Iraq close to the Syrian border. The move comes less than a week after President Dump decided to begin withdrawing our troops deployed
in Syria.
Dozens of american soldiers are present but no drones or other military equipment are present as of yet.
This brings four bases the US uses in Iraq. Why build new bases and new blast resistant structures is a mystery since if one is leaving the country for good why would one add additional 5,000 more US troops and equipment to the area. 19 Dec US approved Patriot missile sale worth 3.5bn to Turkey.
Drones, missiles, recruiting ISIS members wait, wait sorry taliban and other jihadists groups useful to the US mission against Iran continues, Dump also said he has no intention of leaving Iraq.
On a lighter note President Dump met with a group of Special Forces, Seal teams for a few hours at Al Asad airbase the newest one on Christmas night. One Seal team member did not like it when his photo was taken since it would be published and now his family is at risk for retaliation and he as well his family would have to go in hiding since ISIS in the past has identified other members of families getting phone numbers, addresses as well other information.
President Dump was handing out his MAGA hats and signing them. The one Seal team member that questioned the president not to show his picture was given a special personalized photo of when Dump was asked weeks back in the MSM about how he looked like Elvis Presley when he was younger. He signed it and gave the SOG soldier some picks that he said when at one time he met Les Paul about the same time playing with Elvis.
Trump was quoted as say Les Paul was the best acoustic guitar player of all times and that's how he got the picks. It was later found out that the president requested that the picks in the plastic case be given back to him before he departed to return home. No word was given if it happened or not.
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Patrick Sawyer
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Originally California, now Ireland
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Dec 29, 2018 - 04:34am PT
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Jim Clipper, Dec 21 1:50pm
Thanks, I never heard of Ed, cool video. RIP Ed
He did have his routine. Caged animals seem to suffer from something like OCD. I need to get away from this keyboard. Oh yeah, and F*#k Trump!
Sounds like me, I used to post a lot on the Taco Stand, some facts, some opinion, a lot of rubbish, then I realized I may have OCD, hah hah, and curtailed back.
On another note, I am curious, perhaps delirious, but with that GoFundMe for The Wall, Pink Floyd albums don’t cost that much.
Okay, $15m plus and counting. I highly doubt that the money will go to Trump’s wall. So who gets it?
Seems like a scam to me, and if it is, I guess the person who started it is just trying to emulate Trump.
And the guy cannot just stop lying.
He said he has given the troops a 10% pay rise, ‘their first in decades’. Well, the military has received annual pay increases for decades. Trump authorized a 2.6% increase, not a 10% rise.
I have two nephews in the Marines. One is a Trumpite and believes everything Trump says, the other despises Trump, like I do.
When Trump supporters say people hate Trump, I can only speak for myself, I do not hate him (or anybody for that matter, hate is an useless emotion), I just find him despicable. Not the same as hate, look it up if you want.
Now back to the land of living. See you later fellow zombies.
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Patrick Sawyer
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Originally California, now Ireland
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Dec 29, 2018 - 07:17am PT
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Mouse, I think we know what is going to come down from it.
Condolences to the officer's family.
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apogee
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Technically expert, safe belayer, can lead if easy
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Dec 29, 2018 - 08:48am PT
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This whole standoff seems to have a pretty simple solution: have Mexico pay for the wall, just like Trump said would happen. Let him use his masterful negotiation skills.
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WBraun
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Dec 29, 2018 - 09:16am PT
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The media will never report on stuff that will not brainwash Americans.
The mainstream media's job is to keep America in a brainwashed robotic zombie state to be controlled ...
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Fritz
Social climber
Choss Creek, ID
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Dec 29, 2018 - 10:44am PT
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Antichrist links to a different study on gun abuse & mentions this to Jody:
Do you think your little online source might have a reason to obfuscate the actual resukts of scientific studies?
Jody would never obfuscate the issue of gun control. That's because he doesn't know the meaning of obfuscate.
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August West
Trad climber
Where the wind blows strange
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Dec 29, 2018 - 11:08am PT
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It all makes sense when you realize that everything Dump says or does is designed to get help him get re-elected.
Trump keeps doubling down on making his core loyal without appearing to care about swing voters or moderate Republicans.
If all he was concerned about was reelection, I think he would be trying to keep his appeal a little more broad.
On the other hand, if what he is really worried about is impeachment, having an angry, core base that votes in republican primaries is likely to be enough to keep the 34 republican senators it takes to block impeachment.
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sempervirens
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Dec 29, 2018 - 01:22pm PT
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I also looked for the study mentioned by Jody's link. I read the article on the FEE site but could not find the actual study. I poked around on google and found this article:https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2018/handgun-purchaser-licensing-laws-linked-to-fewer-firearm-homicides-in-large-urban-areas.html
To be fair this is also an article about the study, not the actual study. But it does refute the FEE article. The gist of the FEE article: the study's authors didn't find what they want so they twisted the conclusion. Which may be true or may be bullshite. Without the study, we can't know. And the article makes a very weak case that relies on one quoted phrase from the study. The FEE exhibits some obvious bias of their own if you read some of the other articles they link. I do give them some credit for explaining the logical fallacies. But they didn't mention how those same nonsense fallacies are used very often by the NRA and pro-gun people.
Notice that I didn't say the article Jody linked is all wrong, but that they made a very weak case and did a poor job of supporting their assertions.
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
Terence Wilson greeneck alleghenys,ny,
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Dec 29, 2018 - 06:47pm PT
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Are there mass swimming pool deaths ,you know ,over 10 in one instance ?
Just using that way of thinking.
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Fritz
Social climber
Choss Creek, ID
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Dec 29, 2018 - 08:53pm PT
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If people didn't build &/or buy swimming pools, children wouldn't drown in them.
On the other hand, when did someone last break into a school, seize a bunch of children or teens, & drown them in a swimming pool?
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Dec 29, 2018 - 09:21pm PT
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Parents should be banned.
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Lorenzo
Trad climber
Portland Oregon
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Dec 30, 2018 - 07:12am PT
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I heard that the victims of some 90% of homicides in the U.S. are men.
So can appreciate why so many men in the U.S. feel exposed, and want a gun for protection.
64% of gun related deaths are suicides.
The largest cause of firearm death is suicide by both the civilian and LEO population.
51% of firearm deaths involve guns owned by the victims.. 67% of suicides by gun owners involve veterans.
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
Sands Motel , Las Vegas
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Dec 30, 2018 - 10:15am PT
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Make guns un-affordable like American health care and shooting deaths will decline...
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