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commonsense wrote: Sat Nov 07, 2020 12:09 am
henry quirk wrote: Fri Nov 06, 2020 11:50 pm
vegetariantaxidermy wrote: Fri Nov 06, 2020 11:44 pm Trump shot himself in the foot by telling his supporters not to vote by mail. Then when election day came many were put off by the long queues and coughing voters...
and the dems shot themselves in foot by focusin' almost solely on ORANGE MAN...as I say: they lost more than they mebbe gained
But they had to focus on Rump since he’s the greatest threat to America like you wouldn’t believe.
in other words: they mebbe got rid of the monster in the closet by burnin' down their own house

good job... :thumbsup:
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henry quirk wrote: Sat Nov 07, 2020 12:42 am
commonsense wrote: Sat Nov 07, 2020 12:09 am
henry quirk wrote: Fri Nov 06, 2020 11:50 pm

and the dems shot themselves in foot by focusin' almost solely on ORANGE MAN...as I say: they lost more than they mebbe gained
But they had to focus on Rump since he’s the greatest threat to America like you wouldn’t believe.
in other words: they mebbe got rid of the monster in the closet by burnin' down their own house

good job... :thumbsup:
But the American 'house' is democracy, lawfulness, and openness.
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henry quirk wrote: Sat Nov 07, 2020 12:42 am
commonsense wrote: Sat Nov 07, 2020 12:09 am
henry quirk wrote: Fri Nov 06, 2020 11:50 pm

and the dems shot themselves in foot by focusin' almost solely on ORANGE MAN...as I say: they lost more than they mebbe gained
But they had to focus on Rump since he’s the greatest threat to America like you wouldn’t believe.
in other words: they mebbe got rid of the monster in the closet by burnin' down their own house

good job... :thumbsup:
True. But look on the positive side. Republicans voted for Republicans without endorsing Mr. Bump.
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vegetariantaxidermy wrote: Sat Nov 07, 2020 12:18 am
commonsense wrote: Sat Nov 07, 2020 12:09 am
But they had to focus on Rump since he’s the greatest threat to America like you wouldn’t believe.
In what way?
Like you wouldn’t believe.
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Belinda wrote: Sat Nov 07, 2020 12:34 pm
henry quirk wrote: Sat Nov 07, 2020 12:42 am
commonsense wrote: Sat Nov 07, 2020 12:09 am

But they had to focus on Rump since he’s the greatest threat to America like you wouldn’t believe.
in other words: they mebbe got rid of the monster in the closet by burnin' down their own house

good job... :thumbsup:
But the American 'house' is democracy, lawfulness, and openness.
nope...the 'murican house is life, liberty, and property...democracy (within the confines of a republic), rule of law, and transparency are meant to further & preserve those, not negate or supplant them
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commonsense wrote: Sat Nov 07, 2020 2:26 pm
henry quirk wrote: Sat Nov 07, 2020 12:42 am
commonsense wrote: Sat Nov 07, 2020 12:09 am

But they had to focus on Rump since he’s the greatest threat to America like you wouldn’t believe.
in other words: they mebbe got rid of the monster in the closet by burnin' down their own house

good job... :thumbsup:
True. But look on the positive side. Republicans voted for Republicans without endorsing Mr. Bump.
how do you figure that? the votes are still bein' counted...there's been no release of who voted for who
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henry quirk wrote: Sat Nov 07, 2020 4:43 pm
commonsense wrote: Sat Nov 07, 2020 2:26 pm
henry quirk wrote: Sat Nov 07, 2020 12:42 am

in other words: they mebbe got rid of the monster in the closet by burnin' down their own house

good job... :thumbsup:
True. But look on the positive side. Republicans voted for Republicans without endorsing Mr. Bump.
how do you figure that? the votes are still bein' counted...there's been no release of who voted for who
Fine. Would you feel better if I were to say, “Republicans voted for Republicans including Mr. Slump, and Republicans voted for Republicans without endorsing Mr. Slump.”?

I preferred to simply accentuate the positive. Maybe I should’ve added comments about Democrats and Independents.
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it looks like comrade biden has been declared president

there will still be recounts and court fights

republicans still control the senate so comrade's socialist dreams will not come true

enjoy your gridlock for the next 2 years

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commonsense wrote: Sat Nov 07, 2020 2:30 pm
vegetariantaxidermy wrote: Sat Nov 07, 2020 12:18 am
commonsense wrote: Sat Nov 07, 2020 12:09 am
But they had to focus on Rump since he’s the greatest threat to America like you wouldn’t believe.
In what way?
Like you wouldn’t believe.
How would you know what I would or wouldn't 'believe'? I asked a simple question.
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Fine. Would you feel better if I were to say, “Republicans voted for Republicans including Mr. Slump, and Republicans voted for Republicans without endorsing Mr. Slump.”?

guy, I just wanna know you arrived at the conclusion


I preferred to simply accentuate the positive.

I already did that: as I say, I'd prefer ORANGE MAN remain to wreck shit, but I can live with gridlock
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Impenitent wrote: Sat Nov 07, 2020 5:57 pm it looks like comrade biden has been declared president

there will still be recounts and court fights

republicans still control the senate so comrade's socialist dreams will not come true

enjoy your gridlock for the next 2 years

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as I say: the fat chick ain't wailed yet, no matter what the propagandists say
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henry quirk wrote: Sat Nov 07, 2020 7:23 pm Fine. Would you feel better if I were to say, “Republicans voted for Republicans including Mr. Slump, and Republicans voted for Republicans without endorsing Mr. Slump.”?

guy, I just wanna know you arrived at the conclusion


I preferred to simply accentuate the positive.

I already did that: as I say, I'd prefer ORANGE MAN remain to wreck shit, but I can live with gridlock
Right you are. At this point you can probably see that my conclusion was a WAG.
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commonsense wrote: Sat Nov 07, 2020 7:30 pm
henry quirk wrote: Sat Nov 07, 2020 7:23 pm Fine. Would you feel better if I were to say, “Republicans voted for Republicans including Mr. Slump, and Republicans voted for Republicans without endorsing Mr. Slump.”?

guy, I just wanna know you arrived at the conclusion


I preferred to simply accentuate the positive.

I already did that: as I say, I'd prefer ORANGE MAN remain to wreck shit, but I can live with gridlock
Right you are. At this point you can probably see that my conclusion was a WAG.
I musta ate too many lead-based paint chips yesterday cuz you lost me

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henry quirk wrote: Sat Nov 07, 2020 7:40 pm
commonsense wrote: Sat Nov 07, 2020 7:30 pm
henry quirk wrote: Sat Nov 07, 2020 7:23 pm Fine. Would you feel better if I were to say, “Republicans voted for Republicans including Mr. Slump, and Republicans voted for Republicans without endorsing Mr. Slump.”?

guy, I just wanna know you arrived at the conclusion


I preferred to simply accentuate the positive.

I already did that: as I say, I'd prefer ORANGE MAN remain to wreck shit, but I can live with gridlock
Right you are. At this point you can probably see that my conclusion was a WAG.
I musta ate too many lead-based paint chips yesterday cuz you lost me

meh
Was it my admission of a wild-ass guess that threw you?
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commonsense wrote: Sat Nov 07, 2020 7:47 pm
henry quirk wrote: Sat Nov 07, 2020 7:40 pm
commonsense wrote: Sat Nov 07, 2020 7:30 pm

Right you are. At this point you can probably see that my conclusion was a WAG.
I musta ate too many lead-based paint chips yesterday cuz you lost me

meh
Was it my admission of a wild-ass guess that threw you?
I guess
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