Sandbox - 18nov23

[Never lose your head, a matter of great practical wisdom, never to let it get away from you: it marks the great man, and of noble heart, for all greatness is hard to throw off balance.  The passions are the humors of the spirit, and their every excess makes sick the mind, it endangers the reputation.  Wherefore have such mastery over self, and be so strong, that nothing, either in the greatest fortune or the greatest adversity, can upset you, remaining superior even to the admiration of this feat.  Gracian #52]

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[🐠]

California GOP leader suggests homeless people, Democrats are to blame for everything | Opinion

Reading the Sacramento 🐝 Bee (via Yahoo….I’d never pay for any of their bilge) is absolutely intolerable these days! Suffering through a Robin Epley (future Diana Griego Erwin candidate I’m quite sure) missive is like being scolded by the ugly girl heading the prom decorating committee!

Meh!

[Don Bessee]

The winds of change are again blowing 55-44 percent -

https://www.breitbart.com/latin-america/2023/11/19/populist-libertarian-javier-milei-wins-presidency-of-argentina-in-landslide/

;-)

[Scott O]

Milei winning the election in Argentina is producing the usual nonsense from the LameStreamPress and news media.
from the AP:
"Inflation has soared above 140% and poverty has worsened while Massa has held his post."

Laughable. Argentina has been sinking downhill for decades. Massa was just the latest placeholder. I wish Milei (and Argentina) well, but his promise to not privatize education and health care is hardly a "libertarian" stance. The idea that he presents an "alarming" trend in Argentina is silly. Clearly whatever the economic status quo is in Argentina it is not working. Anything at this point will probably be an improvement.

[fishhole]

Posted by: Scott O | 20 November 2023 at 07:34 PM

Laughable. Argentina has been sinking downhill for decades.

At least this one is theatrical......Trump never used a chainsaw. Anyway I leave this for you. I'd leave it for Punch but ....you know....his inability to read links!

https://mansworldmag.online/the-populist-moment-never-happened/

[Scott O]

fh 8 pm - That was a good, but sad read. Modern society in "advanced" countries operate so much on good intentions and the fever dreams of the left. It is the general belief by many (most?) that every human has a "right" to all sorts of material goods to be provided by the govt at a cost that is not to be considered. As to anyone who does - they are to be denounced as the proverbial Scrooge. It is amusing to see the left "adjust" their finger-pointing as to who is the fattest calf to be butchered for the good of the people.
At the end of the article, the question arose as to where a person could run to for freedom. It used to be US. Increasingly, talent and capital are finding (for now) other safe havens.
Exciting times!

[fishhole]

Welcome to todays episode of less than optimal Dem/Prog Public Relations!

This mornings first contestant....a strong competitor from the former Obama administration and extra style points in the irony category....The videos, shot from the perspective of the vendor, capture Stuart Seldowitz, former deputy director of State Department Office of Israel and Palestinian Affairs, according to the New York Post. He was also acting director of the National Security Council South Asia Directorate during the Obama administration.

Stu's offering...

4,000 Dead Palestinian Kids "Wasn't Enough": Watch As Former Obama Official Berates Islamic Food Cart Vendor

Impressive offering Stuart....you always give 110%

Stu's competitor today is a soon to be unemployed CEO of one of the louder propaganda outlets fronting PROG Inc. Let's offer him a warm welcome with his contribution

"Japs, Jewry And Trannies": Media Matters President's Bigoted Blogs Resurface Amid Spat With Musk

Please vote now by phone for either one of these wonderful competitors......!

Prizes awarded are provided by MemoryLax™....if you have shit for brains use MemoryLax™! MemoryLax™ is endorsed by many of Nevada City's finest progressive senior citizens! MemoryLax™....ask for it by name....if you can remember it!

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/watch-former-state-department-officials-islamophobic-bullying-food-cart-vendors

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/japs-jewery-and-trannies-media-matters-presidents-bigoted-blog-haunts-current-debate

[fishhole]

You generally don’t expect this type of reckless behavior from KISS fans…

Rich Bentley Driver Caused Niagara Falls Checkpoint Explosion After Canceled KISS Concert: Report

Leonard Cohen fans sure….!

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/fbi-investigating-car-explosion-us-canada-border-crossing-niagara

[The Estonian Fox]

Usually, the 44MJ/kg energy of gasoline is released over a number of miles, but if you have (20gal x 125MJ/gal = 2.5 x 10^9 BTUs) released in, say, less than a few seconds, it catches someone's attention. A gallon of gasoline weighs about 6.25 pounds (2.8 kg).

What I am surprised at is the use of only ONE camera at the scene (that the govt has seen fit to show). Since the govt most likely identified the Rainbow Bridge as important, there should be dozens of cameras available. Downing the Bridge would inconvenience Canada-U.S. trade for quite a while.

C4 has energy listed at 6MJ/kg. Gasoline is 44MJ/kg. C4's brisance must be considerably more than that of gasoline (I could not even find a brisance for gasoline) so if you wanted to collapse the Rainbow Bridge, C4 is much better than gasoline. Gasoline isn't listed as a high explosive (HE). C4 evidently releases its energy in microseconds.

So the FBI experts on HE should have known immediately after seeing even just the one video, that this wasn't an attempt to knock down the Rainbow Bridge, but was just a simple gasoline explosion. But what do they know, since the FOX experts on HE had already concluded that it was a terrorist event. You know, kinda like the FBI's experts on insurrections concluded that the Jan 6 event, by unmasked folks, without any weapons, on the Capitol, was definitely an 'insurrection'.

[The Estonian Fox]

Milei

"He has for years condemned politicians as “parasites” and referred to the nation’s career politicians as a “caste” that lives at the expense of the average Argentine citizen. As an economist, he has focused his public rhetoric for years on the wealth-generating power of unfettered capitalism, condemning socialism as an “impoverishing system” that allows for “parasites” in politics to live lavishly while most people suffer."

Well, so far, he has the correct vocabulary. I might forgive him for being an economist entirely, if he denounces Paul Krug...Krugm... Sorry, can't say the name of an anti-capitalist, ersatz Nobel prize winner; officially, the Sveriges Riksbank's Prize winner.

Also, Milei might want to re-think his plans to use the American dollar - things are shaky relying on it.

[scenes]

Happy Thanksgiving everyone. Any word about/from Brotha Bill?

For the non-Thanksgiving folks, Happy Non-Binary Matriarchal Indigenous Sign-Carryin' Grifter Day.

[Don Bessee]

From the closed scattershots more comic stylings from the ponytail of ignorance wallowing in it big time -

Where in the Constitution did it say Barry that women don't have the right to an abortion? It was legal at the time the Constitution was written.

There was no such thing as an abortion clinic at the time of the constitution oh great ponytail of ignorance. Time for a wellness check ROFLOL

Where in the Constitution did it say Barry that women don't have the right to an abortion? It was legal at the time the Constitution was written.

[fishhole]

Posted by: scenes | 23 November 2023 at 09:51 AM

Any word about/from Brotha Bill?

We had a day or two a few months back where informal goodbyes were offered. Last time I can recall Bill participating.

Since then Bupkis!

[Scott O]

In the Holiday Spirit, I offer this to Paul and others suffering from TDS:
https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2023/11/24/kathy-griffin-says-she-meows-like-a-cat-moos-like-a-cow-to-deal-with-her-trump-induced-ptsd/

[fishhole]

Posted by: Scott O | 24 November 2023 at 08:00 AM

And yet modern medical science has yet to come up with an effective treatment for the digestive distress I feel whenever I see that face….!

[Don Bessee]

More lily-livered wobbly knees from creepy grampa joe -

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-blasts-american-leaders-no-us-citizens-among-hamas-hostages-recently-released

;-)

[Gregory]

Succinctly VDH

https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2023/11/26/victor_davis_hanson_brace_yourself_for_whats_coming_in_2024.html

[Paul Emery]

I read your link Gregory. Total bullshit from VDH who was Neo-Con and a major supporter of the war in Iraq and therefore has no credibility.

[Scott O]

from Paul:
"Total bullshit from VDH"
So Paul thinks that Hunter's laptop is Russian dis-info.
And that the Dems aren't afraid that Trump will go after them if he's elected.
And that the Steele dossier is legit.
And on and on.
Interesting little fantasy world you live in there, Paul.

[fishhole]

Posted by: Scott O | 27 November 2023 at 12:39 PM

Total bullshit from VDH who was Neo-Con and a major supporter of the war in Iraq and therefore has no credibility.

Not much different from the "Woody" doll from Toy Story™ with the string at the back of its neck....."Reach for the sky...Someone poisoned the water hole......There's a snake in my boot....Total bullshit from VDH who was Neo-Con and a major supporter of the war in Iraq and therefore has no credibility....You're my favorite deputy!".

Punchy can't help it....he comes with a limited set of responses!

[Gregory]

Not much different than the Queen of Hearts in Through the Looking Glass.

No, Punch, you don't get to pick who is read by your betters here. He may have been somewhat NeoCon during the Gulf War, but he wasn't the only one, and *everything* he claims in the linked piece is supportable, unlike your screeds.

C'mon, live on the wild side, pretend the author is WEI or UCG and treat it as an piece by someone new. Stop at the first sentence you disagree with due to a factual error and quote it.

It'll be an error on your part.

[Paul Emery]

Can you provide documentation as to the veracity of his claims Gregory? It's just words and nothing else unless you do. His piece is an editorial Gregory. Purely his opinion and you believe it all. Once again this is an illustration of you allegiance to Trump and the MAGA idiots.

[Scott O]

"Stop at the first sentence you disagree with due to a factual error and quote it."
Gregory - really, dude? You thought Paul would back up his allegations?
Paul just sits by the side of the political road and barks at the cars going by.

[Scott O]

"Should cars have built-in speed limits? Some think it’s time"
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/rcna126053
What a fine crop of good little sheep are being raised in the once "land of the free".
Golly - if only we let the experts and the government do all our thinking for us!

[Gregory]

punchy 424p

I'm very widely read and nothing in the piece set off my bs detectors.

Tell us, what set off yours besides the identity of the author?

[Paul Emery]

Gregory

Here's an example of how off base VDH is.

How shout this quote "If you're Al Gore and the attorney general says the votes have been counted and certified in Florida. Oh no, we're going to sue and hold up the entire election for a month. "

What he didn't say is that Gore then conceded and Bush became President. Direct quotes from Gore

"Just moments ago, I spoke with George W. Bush and congratulated him on becoming the 43rd president of the United States. And I promised him that I wouldn't call him back this time. I offered to meet with him as soon as possible so that we can start to heal the divisions of the campaign and the contest through which we've just passed."

Trump never has conceded the election to Biden and in fact staged an insurrection to prevent certification on Jan 6 and sat back and watched on television the Capital being ransacked not doing anything for three hours while watching our elected representatives fleeing to safety while the mob chanted hang Pence. That was Jan 6 two months after the election.

[Paul Emery]

link

https://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/algore2000concessionspeech.html

[Scott O]

So Paul offers his first example and concedes that VDH was correct.
Gore had to concede since the issue was actually heard by the court and found to be BS.
The courts found that in the cases of states changing the rules in 2020 to favor the Dems, they had acted illegally.
You're batting zero, Paul - care to go another round?
Remember that you said it was TOTAL BS - everything was false.
You do realize what a joke you are posting that?

[Paul Emery]

Provide Link you used for your post Scott. I do know Gore graciously conceded.

VDH is a commentator Scott. He provides no documentation to verify any of his assumptios. Total Bullshit because of that.

[Scott O]

Provide a "link"? Hilarious!
The link is your own post just a couple of inches up on my screen.
First of all, Gregory told you to:
"Stop at the first sentence you disagree with due to a factual error and quote it."
The quote about Gore was pretty far into the video, so already you have conceded VDH is factual on many, many points.
And you conceded that the info about Gore was factual.
You're the one claiming that the VDH vid was complete BS and already you've failed.
As Gregory pointed out - it's now incumbent on you to point out the statements made by VDH that you claim are false and provide proof of your assertions.
I don't have to provide a damn thing, other than to point out what a foolish joke you are.
VDH pointed out that Gore went to court to delay the final outcome of the vote. Paul Emery claimed that was not true. Paul Emery can either acknowledge that it is a true fact or provide some evidence to the contrary.

[fishhole]

Provide Link you used for your post Scott.

Yes “Provide Link” Scott! Wait….you don’t read “Link”!

[Paul Emery]

Scott

It's up to VDH to provide documentation for his editorial. His piece
is purely an Commentary and is not presented with any factual basis. Why should I provide proof of my assertions when he doesn't do that with his? I provided proof that Gore graciously conceded once a court decision was rendered. That was something Trump did not do then and still hasn't now. He still claims he won the election and you agree with him.

The quote I took from Gore was the very beginning of his concession speech. Apparently you didn't read it.

[Scott O]

"It's up to VDH to provide documentation for his editorial."
But it's not up to you to provide documentation of your statement that EVERYTHING he said was false?
Go fuck yourself.
You're a joke.
Have a nice day.

[Gregory]

VDH is a college professor, a classicist. He's perfectly capable of writing a fully footnoted paper, but that's different than a op-ed piece.

Trump vacated the White House and the Oval Orifice on time... too bad that's not enough for Punchy.

[fishhole]

Posted by: Scott O | 27 November 2023 at 08:42 PM

Go fuck yourself.
You're a joke.
Have a nice day.

Well....that's firm but fair!

[Paul Emery]

It's amazing what chumps you guys are believing any crap VDH, A has been Neo-Con, has to say.

[Scott O]

"It's amazing what chumps you guys are believing any crap VDH, A has been Neo-Con, has to say."
sez the maroon that can't refute a single sentence of his op-ed.

...and the horse you rode in on
As always... have a nice day!

[fishhole]

Posted by: Scott O | 28 November 2023 at 11:11 AM

....sez the maroon that can't refute a single sentence of his op-ed.

That would require effort.....so much easier and smugly satisfying ....to constantly whine for "documentation".

[Paul Emery]

It's not a whine for "documentation" fishole it's a way of saying "show me your cards." If you were playing poker and another player says he has four aces you would say put your cards on the table. Does that explain it to you fishhole? Pretty simple. It's documentation of the ace in the hole so to speak so I'm asking VDH to or any of his supports such as you, Gregory and Scott to show the cards. Talk is cheap, the price of action is colossal to repeat the old saying .

[fishhole]

Of course it's a whine punch.....it's always a whine with you! It was an oped. He writes a lot of opinion pieces! if you disagree fine but don't whine like Hanson's a sixth grader who just decided to forget his bibliography and all the footnotes!

Jesus Christ but you're a simpleton.

[Paul Emery]

A simpleton fishole is someone who could care less about the truth like you and a couple others on this blog. Show me you're cards fishole. Perhaps that's why you don't use you're real name because you don't want to embarrass you're family as to what you believe in.

[Paul Emery]

sp your not you're

[Don Bessee]

Creepy grampa joe and the wokesters are destroying the dem base -

Fisher said, “I think personally it’s the duplicity of the Democrats, the hypocrisy. We are not stupid. The brothers are not stupid. We understand when someone is for us and when someone is not. It’s obvious that the Democratic Party is not for us. Their policies actually strike at the heart of the black family and nuclear family.”

https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2023/11/28/blm-leader-mark-fisher-endorses-trump-democratic-party-is-not-for-us/

;-)

[fishhole]

Posted by: Paul Emery | 28 November 2023 at 04:51 PM

A simpleton fishole is someone who could care less about the truth like you and a couple others on this blog.

And yet here you are almost every day!

But I think I get it....at least people engage with you here! Bet that doesn't happen anywhere else!

[Don Bessee]

Its hilarious when the socialist dems get what they ask for -

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/11/28/sanctuary-city-chicago-arrests-of-venezuelan-illegal-aliens-rise-more-than-11000-since-2021/

;-)

[Paul Emery]

fishole

You know so little about me. I just finished produced a five week concert series at the Nevada Theatre where I had 19 different shows in those five weeks. t There was music, theater, comedy, dance, poetry and lectures featured. I am the producer and responsible for all aspects of he productions and it all went smooth and was a total success. If that's not "engagement" what is? You don't live here so you should keep your mouth shut unless you know what you are talking about when you talk about me or anyone else in this community . I feel sorry for you because you have to use a fake name to be in public. Sad but true. Actually. I don't give a fuck about you or your problems.

[fishhole]

Sad but true. Actually. I don't give a fuck about you or your problems.

Sure you do Punch....the only time you cuss is when your nose is out of joint! Run along now and say your prayers....that Trump is president again....remember it was when your life had meaning.

[Paul Emery]

Who are you to judge whether my life has meaning Fishole? You are the one who is too embarrassed to use you're real name. By the way why do you not use your real name?

[fishhole]

Posted by: Paul Emery | 28 November 2023 at 08:06 PM

By the way why do you not use your real name?

Bummer….I hate it when the Punchy Show is in reruns!

[Paul Emery]

The rerun is that you don't use your real name therefore you have no credibility. You're a fake and a phony and anyone who reads this blog except for two or three loyalist know it.

[fishhole]

Posted by: Paul Emery | 28 November 2023 at 08:23 PM

The rerun is that you don't use your real name therefore you have no credibility. You're a fake and a phony and anyone who reads this blog except for two or three loyalist know it.

There goes brave Uncle Punchy storming the beach at Anzio while bravely posting with his real name bravely for god, country, and apple pie! Did I mention just how brave you are!?

What a putz…..brave man you are!

[Don Bessee]

Ya sure just keep saying bidenomics is a massive win. Meanwhile the little people are hammered and creepy grampa joe is giving away billions of our hard earned taxes to all the God knows whos who are flooding the US. Even the dems know its gotten past the tipping point for citizens.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/bidenomics-claims-another-victim-christmas-trees/ar-AA1kGiLR?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=64674a2bd1d3406b967f098cf5e532f9&ei=45

;-)

[fishhole]

…..and in other whiny old man news.

Stop the price gouging’: Biden hits corporations over high consumer costs

Now look what you’ve done Emery even Senile Joey is doing your schtick.

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/11/27/white-house-supply-chain-bidenomics-wins.html

[Scott O]

re fishy 7:11 - Whining is pretty much all the Dems can do, now. The Dem mayor of Shit-cago is blaming "right wing extremist" for the mess the city is in. Apparently they "target" the city - whatever that means. I guess they have a voodoo doll or direct bad thoughts towards the city - who knows?
Biden is telling the corps they are "gouging" because the energy, material and labor costs for the corps are going up and these evil, greedy companies have the gall to pass the costs along to the consumers.
Biden claims inflation is going down - folks like Paul Emery are the target audience for that sort of idiot talk.
The govt desperately needs to inflate the money now to try and stay ahead of all the dough they need to borrow to pay for "entitlements". Of course that means borrowers want higher rates of return on the bonds they buy - so round and round we go until the money is no good.
They'll tell us it's all Trump's fault and move to Argentina.

[fishhole]

Posted by: Scott O | 29 November 2023 at 07:35 AM

The Dem mayor of Shit-cago is blaming "right wing extremist" for the mess the city is in. Apparently they "target" the city - whatever that means. I guess they have a voodoo doll or direct bad thoughts towards the city - who knows?

Yes....another "Brandon"...but he really can't be blamed...his entire life he's seen others gain after uttering the "magic" words and mysterious incantations (racist, right wing extremist, white supremacist....) and reaping rich rewards!

Must be frustrating for him that it isn't working now!

[Paul Emery]

Trump now refers to the insurrectionists who broke into into Capital hostages not prisoners.

“You know that was? I call them the J6 hostages, not prisoners. I call them the hostages,” Trump said in the first moments of his speech at an offshore drilling company’s facility. “They asked me whether or not I would partake and do the beautiful words. I said, yes, I would. And you saw the spirit, the spirit was incredible.”

Here's more from the atricle:

Jonathan G. Mellis, 35, pleaded guilty in June to felony assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers using a dangerous weapon after using a large wooden stick to attempt to strike officers where their armor was weakest. He faces a maximum of 20 years in prison.

William Chrestman, 49, a Kansas City-area member of the Proud Boys, pleaded guilty earlier this month to two felonies for his role in the riot – threatening to assault a federal officer and obstructing an official proceeding. Prosecutors said he played a key role in the attack and wielded an ax handle.

Marine Corps veteran Ryan Nichols, 32, took a plea deal earlier this month on charges of assaulting, resisting or impeding police and obstructing an official proceeding after prosecutors revealed images they said showed him spraying chemical irritants and wielding a crowbar in the rioting crowd. He called for dragging politicians through the streets, prosecutors said.

And Shane Jenkins, 45, was sentenced to six years in prison and three years of supervised release on Oct. 6 after being convicted of seven felonies and two misdemeanors. He threatened to kill Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, then-Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, according to prosecutors. He used a tomahawk to smash the windows of the Capitol, assembled furniture to use as weapons and then used those weapons on law enforcement officers."

https://ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/politics/2023/11/03/donald-trump-jan-6-prisoners-hostages-houston

[Scott O]

"using a large wooden stick to attempt to strike officer"
So he didn't hit anyone.

"A Capitol riot defendant accused of attacking police officers with a stick on Jan. 6, 2021, is trying to convince a federal judge to let him out of the D.C. Jail, where he has been incarcerated for more than a year, insisting his girlfriend will make sure he stays out of trouble before his trial."
https://www.courthousenews.com/capitol-rioter-accused-of-hitting-cops-with-stick-promises-to-be-on-best-behavior-if-granted-pretrial-release/

Gee - a year in jail and still no trial? Sounds totally legit.

If that were an Antifa dude he'd get 10 days - if not just a fine.
And that's if the DA even bothered to charge him.

Total double standard - which are the only "standards" the Dems have.

[scenes]

just to drop off an article.

https://public.substack.com/p/ctil-files-1-us-and-uk-military-contractors

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPAGaMi6bjg

[Scott O]

scenes 9:23 - But, TRUMP!!

[fishhole]

Posted by: Paul Emery | 29 November 2023 at 08:48 AM

Well I for one will definitely check out that atricle!

[Don Bessee]

Creepy grampa joe and the wokesters really do hate citizens -

https://www.foxnews.com/media/crisis-new-york-94-year-old-vet-struggles-move-nursing-home-evicts-replaced-migrants

;-)

[Don Bessee]

Good luck with that! ROFLOL Time to defrost a porterhouse.

https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2023/11/29/great-reset-u-n-to-order-an-end-to-meat-eating-because-climate-change/

;-)

[Don Bessee]

Ya the US got bidenomiced -

The average U.S. household needs an extra $11,434 per year just to maintain the same standard of living they had only a few years ago, before inflation hit record highs under the Biden administration.

A Tuesday CBS News Moneywatch report used government data to determine how much Americans paid to live in January 2021 compared to today, finding that the typical family just can’t compete with the 40-year record-high inflation.

https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2023/11/29/bidenflation-us-households-spending-extra-11400-annually-afford-basics/

;-)

[Don Bessee]

A reality check for creepy grampa joe and those that worship at the altar of global warming -

https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2023/11/29/car-dealers-warn-biden-unrealistic-green-agenda-must-be-abandoned-americans-not-buying-electric-cars/

;-)

[Scott O]

re DB 5:09 - "The average U.S. household needs an extra $11,434 per year..."

Well, yeah - but no mean tweets - so there's that.
Anyway - Biden can just print the extra dough and hand it out.

[Scott O]

Well - they are honest about what's really important here:
"COP28 climate summit head Sultan Ahmed al-Jaber notched a win on the first official day of talks in Dubai, with the adoption of an agreement to set up a "loss and damage" fund to help developing nations."
Cause them "poorer nations" guys are tired of flying coach to these climate change shindigs and they need the dough to have their own private jets like Kerry.
Biden will want the US to be the biggest sucker, er donor, of course.
It's for the children.
https://www.axios.com/2023/11/30/cop-28-climate-impacts-damage-fund-passes

[George Rebane]

Here's a new contest - see who can find the most true statements that come out of the WH during any 24-hr period. I've found that on most days the number (from published statements) is zero. But I have also occasionally counted two and three. This game is more fun when joined by leftwing readers.

[fishhole]

Here's a new contest - see who can find the most true statements that come out of the WH during any 24-hr period. I've found that on most days the number (from published statements) is zero. But I have also occasionally counted two and three. This game is more fun when joined by leftwing readers.

I would guess that the answer from the the Green Libertarian™ faction regarding the number of factually true statements emanating from the White House in any 24 hr period is TRUMP!!!

[Paul Emery]

Scott quote:

"Anyway - Biden can just print the extra dough and hand it out."

How is that different than the 7.5 trillion that Trump dished out in his four years after giving tax cuts for the rich?

[Don Bessee]

Another inconvenient truth for those who worship at the altar of global warming -

https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2023/11/30/report-electric-vehicles-have-80-more-problems-than-gas-powered-cars/

;-)

[Scott O]

"How is that different..."

Because Trump didn't "hand out" 7.5 trillion - congress did and if Trump had tried to veto it he would have been overridden. Duh.
Printing money and handing it out to people who didn't earn it is quite a different thing entirely from lowering the tax burden on American citizens.
See: vote buying by erasing student debt.

[Paul Emery]

Scott
Trump controlled both the House and Senate for the first two years and the Senate for the last two so he had more control over the legislature than the Dems had. Weak excuse for running up over 7 Trillion in debt.

[Scott O]

"Trump controlled both the House and Senate"

Yeah, he had all of them on a mind control drug.

You obviously weren't paying attention.

[Gregory]

Trump didn't control the unleashing of COVID-19, punch.

You've had your nose rubbed into this fact before.

[Don Bessee]

More reality checks -

General Motors is reassessing its investment plans in electric vehicles as sales collapse and shareholders fear that the initial headlong dive into EVs was a major mistake.

The massive carmaker is preparing a move to pull back from EVs and reassure investors that the business is still strong despite the slow EV sales, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/gm-pulls-funding-from-floundering-electric-vehicle-efforts-in-10-billion-bid-to-appease-investors/ar-AA1kKIV8?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=d8a79f4b5ece4eb1bbf57fb62f45ed8f&ei=32

;-)

[Paul Emery]

It's his job to handle emergencies Gregory and he did a lousy job managing Covid. Here's an example of his "leadership"

quotes:

“We have it totally under control.”

— President Trump, in an interview, on Jan. 22

“We have tested over 40 million people. By so doing, we show cases, 99 percent of which are totally harmless. Results that no other country will show, because no other country has testing that we have — not in terms of the numbers or in terms of the quality.”

— President Trump, remarks at the White House, July 4, 2020

“You may ask about the coronavirus, which is very well under control in our country.”

— Trump, in a news conference, on Feb. 25

“It’s going to disappear. One day — it’s like a miracle — it will disappear.”

— Trump, in remarks, on Feb. 27

“Anybody that needs a test, gets a test. They’re there. They have the tests. And the tests are beautiful.”

— Trump, in remarks at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, March 6

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/03/30/11-100000-what-went-wrong-with-coronavirus-testing-us/

[Scott O]

"and he did a lousy job managing Covid."

Once again, Paul claims Trump didn't do a good job during covid but every time he brings this up he refuses to tell us specifically what Trump should have done.
China caused the disease, the mayors and governors shut down the economy. Trump tried to get people back to work and open the schools but the left and the Dems sat on their ass.
Paul has no idea how the separated powers of the government work. The president is not a dictator. He does not control the congress. And Trump did not "hand out" 7.5 trillion.

[Gregory]

We were par for the world, and Trump did roll the dice and got a vaccine for the world in record time.

As usual, you're just throwing mud. Childish.

[Paul Emery]

He increased our debt by 7.5 trillion Scott during his 4 years as President. That is known as the bottom line. Do you deny that?

You claim "Because Trump didn't "hand out" 7.5 trillion - congress did and if Trump had tried to veto it he would have been overridden." Is completely false. There is no way the Senate and house would have had the two thirds vote to overide Trumps veto without Republican support. I thought you knew that.

Here are the basics

By threatening a veto, the President can persuade legislators to alter the content of the bill to be more acceptable to the President. Congress can override a veto by passing the act by a two-thirds vote in both the House and the Senate. (Usually an act is passed with a simple majority.

[Scott O]

"How is that different than the 7.5 trillion that Trump dished out in his four years..."

Your words, Paul. Trump did not "dish out" 7.5 trillion. You have no idea how the govt operates. The President is not a dictator and your fantasy that Trump could "threaten" congress into passing a balanced budget is hilarious. Congress has to keep the gravy train rolling so they can get re-elected. Only a handful of Rs even pretend to want to balance the budget.

[fishhole]

No link….not even quotation marks! Bad form! One of the regular posters here is an absolute stickler for not using another’s work without some sort of attribution.

Here let me just help you with that.

https://brainly.com/question/7026523

[fishhole]

Basics indeed…:

Form the website that provided it:

”Complete your assignments and reach a deeper understanding with personalized & AI-powered explanations and Expert-Verified answers.”

At least you’re attempting to do your own homework instead of whining for someone else to provide it for you even if you are plagiarizing someone else to do it.

In the hippy ethos that counts as personal growth.

[fishhole]

Answer 1 person found it helpful

kyliekoller

Ambitious 37 answers 8.4K people helped

By threatening a veto, the President can persuade legislators to alter the content of the bill to be more acceptable to the President. Congress can override a veto by passing the act by a two-thirds vote in both the House and the Senate. (Usually an act is passed with a simple majority.)

I know at least one person who was "helped".

[Paul Emery]

Once again Gregory comes out in support Trump.

[Gregory]

Not supporting Trump. Correcting Punchy.

[Paul Emery]

Direct quote from Gregory
We were par for the world, and Trump did roll the dice and got a vaccine for the world in record time.

[Gregory]

That corrected your statement, false as it was.

[Paul Emery]

Yep. Gregory once again in support of Trump

[fishhole]

Is it that Gregory offends the North Korean need within you for public denunciations or that your social life is so bad??

[Gregory]

Nope, Punchy once again is full of crap.

Paul hates Trump and hates Trumpers. I'm not a Trumper but I do hate Punchy's bullcrap.

[fishhole]

Rookie mistake on Santos part......he runs as a progressive democrat and all those things that got him booted out of congress as a Republican are resume enhancers as a Democrat.

George Santos ousted from Congress after scathing fraud allegations

Entertaining though to see Matt Drudge's boyfriend employ what for anyone else would be a homophobic slur in describing Santos departure.

[Paul Emery]

Gregory, Show me one time you didn't support Trump when his sleaziness and corruption is being discussed?

[Gregory]

By being discussed, you mean when you're dumping on him.

You're incapable of writing neutrally about Trump in particular and Republicans in general. You also don't have a clue about Libertarians.

[fishhole]

Just how bad is the U.S. cost-of-living squeeze? We did the math

It now requires $119.27 to buy the same goods and services a family could afford with $100 before the pandemic. Since early 2020, prices have risen about as much as they had in the full 10 years preceding the health emergency.

That means that the change in the guitar case has to be twenty percent deeper for Punch to maintain his hippy lifestyle than before! Well that's Bidenomics for you!

https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2023-inflation-economy-cost-of-living/

[Don Bessee]

It is a running joke every time creepy grampa joe open his pudding hole -

https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2023/12/01/watch-bloomberg-anchors-laugh-at-bidens-price-gouging-inflation-gaslighting/

;-)

[Don Bessee]

Notwithstanding creepy grampa joe being bought and paid for by the chi coms and the sell out tec bosses the people know the real deal -

According to the Reagan National Defense Survey, 77% of Americans view China as an enemy, while just 15% view the nation as an ally. That number is a drastic change from 2018, when the survey found 38% of Americans viewed China as an ally, and 55% as an enemy.

A majority of Americans (51%) also view China as the greatest threat facing the nation, up from 43% last year and 21% in 2018. Meanwhile, the number of those viewing Russia as the greatest threat is falling, with just 24% viewing the nation as such, down from 31% last year following its invasion of Ukraine.

https://www.foxnews.com/media/majority-americans-say-china-greatest-national-security-threat-30-points-five-years

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[Scott O]

More comedy from the "Democratic" party:
"Thursday marked the deadline for the Florida Democrat and Republican parties to submit their lists of approved candidates for their receptive primaries, and Biden was the lone name on the Democrat ticket, per Politico."
The Republican party submitted 8 names.
No wonder Lonely Juanita won't show his mug around here anymore.
Paul will, of course, blame Trump.
Kerry flies to the Climate Change hooha to lecture us about our lifestyles.
And some folks still wonder why a big mouth blow hard like Trump can win the election.
Possibly if the Dems could slow their hyper-drive into the sewer of insanity of men getting pregnant and not allowing their own folks to actually vote for their choice of candidate for president, you wouldn't have to worry about Trump.
Naw -
stay tuned, folks - the Fed has to pull an elephant out of a hat to keep interest rates low, inflation low, AND keep the money pump flowing.
BTW:
"The resilient consumer has kept the US economic engine running, but it’s coming at a big cost: Americans are piling up record credit card balances, and more and more are falling behind on those payments."
https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/07/economy/household-debt-credit-card-delinquencies-q3/index.html
"Resilient consumer" my ass - last time I checked, we still need to buy fuel and food.
remember -
"slowly at first, and then suddenly"

[Individual Juan]

Breaking News! James Comer has found the smoking gun!

Comer has found all he needs to begin impeachment against Joe Biden.

Comer found that an entity associated with Hunter Biden was funneling money to Joe Biden...

wait for it...

drum roll please...

...the funds transfers were reimbursements for a loan Joe Biden made to his son in order to buy a pickup truck
😂😂😂😂😂

And to make matters worse, Joe Biden wasn't even in office at the time!

#thefinalnailinthecoffin

[fishanthrope]

Posted by: Individual Juan | 05 December 2023 at 05:59 AM

All those emojis.....jeez jeffy....you're like a fat teenaged girl! Not to be confused with Punchy who is like a wrinkly teenaged girl.

[Gregory]

The next 11 months will be interesting.

We'll put Juannie boy down for a LOL on the Biden crime family allegations.

Biden's bro is in for testimony tomorrow, the kid will be in next week.