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horncyclist

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  1. Not this changes your point much but Howard Dean was already on a downward spiral when the scream happened. He happened after he lost Iowa, falling below expectations. https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-dean-scream-what-really-happened/
  2. Counterpoint: (1) Possibly retarded (2) Probably a rapist (3) Definitely a traitor
  3. Castro isn't actually fluent. He's from one of those families where learning the native language was viewed as bad. He's worked on it more as he's emerged in politics but his speaking is still limited.
  4. This deserves more attention. Just her having the bully pulpit would do a ton to fix the corruption throughout business and civil society. Without passing a single law.
  5. Everyone, including her, agrees she fucked up with the DNA test. She apologized appropriately. This is Liz's "but her emails" and she should no longer engage it. And Democrats shouldnt either.
  6. That will not be an issue other than to the 40% of depolorables. Those are not going to be enough for Trump to win. The story is that like many people from Oklahoma she grew up with family stories of Indian ancestry. That is extremely common. I had the same in my family. Being from a different background--poor, socially conservative, working class--she played up that honestly believed ancestry at times as more or less a conversation piece. It did not advance her academic career--this has been researched and reported on thoroughly and there's zero evidence it factored in to faculty hirnig decision. Nor was it her intent to use it to advance her career. She fucked up by trying to play Trump's game with the DNA test but everyone that matters is over it. Her policies are ambitious and most won't get through as proposed--or at all--but she can succeed with the centerpiece of her campaign: end the rampant corruption across our government and society. You want to drain the swamp? Vote for Liz Warren.
  7. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/jun/27/democrats-began-sorting-wheat-from-chaff-beto-was-chaff The piece is an assessment of all the candidates but headline is "Beto was chaff" Plus this gem: Next to Warren, some of the other candidates seemed deflated, even juvenile. Former congressman and onetime Senate candidate Beto O’Rourke delivered canned, non-specific answers that seemed passionless and rehearsed. He had the under-slept, over-anxious aura of a college kid who had stayed up all night cramming for an exam. Im a big Beto fan but afraid he's not going to be able to change the narrative around his campaign. That debate, on the whole, was not good for him. Loved Liz Warren. Everything she is, self made, smart, challenge to the status quo, anti corruption is the perfect response to Trump. I wish we could just crown her the nominee and get on to taking down Trump.
  8. I try to avoid bilderberg/Illuminati like conspiracies but the cover up of this is bizzare. And there's clearly something to the alleged crimes. There's something there. It's not pizza gate.
  9. Should we tell him about World War II?
  10. It's different than the bank bailout. Theres not currently a systemic risk of failure for one, at least for noe. It just seems like a half baked proposal.
  11. What's the plan going forward? We forgive $1.6 trillion in debt every few years?
  12. I'm not going to engage with this. Read his plan. Read what I said. None of what I said should be controversial unless you're looking for a fight.
  13. Isn't his proposal forward looking? Between paying for something or not paying for something, I like paying for something. We should provide top medical care, including mental health care, to all veterans. Period. We should generally fund government expenditures through taxes.
  14. What did I do? I'm saying it's nice to actually pay for something instead of spending trillion of dollars on wars and veterans care from those wars, through deficit spending.
  15. Better than paying for veterans car with debt/future taxes.
  16. Never forget. Sent from my Pixel 2 using Tapatalk
  17. I think it was confirmed that we told Russia who told the Syrians.
  18. Just a reminder as we're about to go to war, we don't really have a Secretary of Defense and the guy filling that seat is straight from the military industrial complex. And apparently the Pentagon is the one urging caution here. We're so fucked.
  19. You could have a 100% tax rate and people would still work too. Laffer is wrong in theory and application. And wasnt his theory anyway.
  20. Do those drones really cost $131 million? Holy shit.
  21. The thing is, the Laffer curve is nothing new and was nothing new when Laffer drew it on a napkin. Anyone with basic understanding of economics and fiscal policy knew that at certain point higher tax rates mean less revenue. It's like taking credit for 2+2=4. What Laffer did was weaponized the concept as a political tool to justify tax cuts at any rate. He's been proven wrong time and time again. Tax cuts, from the federal rates and probably those in every state in effect today, DO NOT pay for themselves. Laffer is a fake economist and a fraud. It is fitting the con man President is awarding him the highest civilian honor.
  22. That would be cruel to the Liberians. A majority of Alabamans deserve this. We would provide a relocation program for Bamachick and other decent people.
  23. Can we just build a fucking wall around Alabama and cram all these dispicable pieces of shit in there and be done with it? Let them make the Dotard their King.
  24. I got a PK original for Father's day based on Franklin's book. Did some Ribeyes and tried a reverse sear smoking first with a log dividing the hot and cool zones (over Franklin's objection, co-author Jordan McKay dubbed this the "Franklin Formation" in the book). Did a full chimney to build up the fire for the sear and combined with the fat drippings, things got a little out of control. Before then though it was incredibly hot, burning around 800 degrees. Really excited about this thing and love the buy it for life cast aluminum design. What have others been doing with theirs?
  25. Apology video coming in 24-48 hours. This guy sucks.
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