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commonsense wrote: ↑Mon Feb 26, 2024 11:01 pm

Immanuel Can wrote: ↑Mon Feb 26, 2024 9:33 pm

Gary Childress wrote: ↑Mon Feb 26, 2024 7:21 pm
OMG! Did Trump actually say that?

Well, these attempts to express shock and horror so as to assume some sort of moral high ground have got to amuse anybody watching from the sidelines of this dog-and-pony show, nowadays.

What does it matter if he had said that? The incumbent, Biden, said that people who don't vote for him "ain't black," (nice attempt at ghetto slang, too). I don't recall hearing any Dem supporters do so much as bat an eye at that.

I think it's at that moment that Leftists lost any plausibility in their expressions of moral outrage.

Clearly it isn’t the words that matter—it’s the person speaking. Re Trump and Biden, one is a bigot and the other is not.

Immanuel Can wrote: ↑Mon Feb 26, 2024 9:33 pm

Gary Childress wrote: ↑Mon Feb 26, 2024 7:21 pm

promethean75 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 26, 2024 11:57 am Fortunately for Trump, his black voters are dumb enough not to realize that he's actually insulting them by suggesting that they like him more now becuz of his mugshot and charges.

OMG! Did Trump actually say that?

Well, these attempts to express shock and horror so as to assume some sort of moral high ground have got to amuse anybody watching from the sidelines of this dog-and-pony show, nowadays.

vegetariantaxidermy wrote: ↑Mon Feb 26, 2024 11:47 pm Come on now Americans, you know what you need to do. Don't deny me another sight like this one. I'm counting on you...

Immanuel Can wrote: ↑Mon Feb 26, 2024 11:41 pm

commonsense wrote: ↑Mon Feb 26, 2024 11:01 pm

Immanuel Can wrote: ↑Mon Feb 26, 2024 9:33 pm
Well, these attempts to express shock and horror so as to assume some sort of moral high ground have got to amuse anybody watching from the sidelines of this dog-and-pony show, nowadays.

What does it matter if he had said that? The incumbent, Biden, said that people who don't vote for him "ain't black," (nice attempt at ghetto slang, too). I don't recall hearing any Dem supporters do so much as bat an eye at that.

I think it's at that moment that Leftists lost any plausibility in their expressions of moral outrage.

Clearly it isn’t the words that matter—it’s the person speaking. Re Trump and Biden, one is a bigot and the other is not.

It's funny how quickly Dem supporters accept that sort of narrative, and that sort of inconsistency. One would surely think critical thinking is truly dead there.

What's apparent to the rest of us is that Trump, for some reason, is a paraiah to the Dem party, and also to the war-mongering among the Republicans. And one thing we know: it has zero to do with what the Dems claim it is, which is his alleged personal moral turpitude, and has everything to do with the desire to keep the war, which is nothing but a money-laundering scam, going. That much, we can all see, because every moral inconsistency they claim to find in Trump is found also, and in greater measure, in those they love and celebrate.

Why people who claim to love the Left want to side with the rich elites in bilking the American poor out of their last cent is a source of amazement to us. It's as if they believe that the elites will only bilk their enemies, and will never turn on the average Dem supporter...which they have already done, in abundance. Why would people line up to support their rich exploiters? It's really a stunner.

commonsense wrote: ↑Tue Feb 27, 2024 12:11 am It’s funny how you completely skirted the comment about the bigot. Can’t be refuted.

commonsense wrote: ↑Tue Feb 27, 2024 12:11 am

Immanuel Can wrote: ↑Mon Feb 26, 2024 11:41 pm

commonsense wrote: ↑Mon Feb 26, 2024 11:01 pm

Clearly it isn’t the words that matter—it’s the person speaking. Re Trump and Biden, one is a bigot and the other is not.

It's funny how quickly Dem supporters accept that sort of narrative, and that sort of inconsistency. One would surely think critical thinking is truly dead there.

What's apparent to the rest of us is that Trump, for some reason, is a paraiah to the Dem party, and also to the war-mongering among the Republicans. And one thing we know: it has zero to do with what the Dems claim it is, which is his alleged personal moral turpitude, and has everything to do with the desire to keep the war, which is nothing but a money-laundering scam, going. That much, we can all see, because every moral inconsistency they claim to find in Trump is found also, and in greater measure, in those they love and celebrate.

Why people who claim to love the Left want to side with the rich elites in bilking the American poor out of their last cent is a source of amazement to us. It's as if they believe that the elites will only bilk their enemies, and will never turn on the average Dem supporter...which they have already done, in abundance. Why would people line up to support their rich exploiters? It's really a stunner.

It’s funny how you completely skirted the comment about the bigot. Can’t be refuted.

vegetariantaxidermy wrote: ↑Mon Feb 26, 2024 11:47 pm Come on now Americans, you know what you need to do. Don't deny me another sight like this one. I'm counting on you...


https://i.ytimg.com/vi/wDYNVH0U3cs/maxresdefault.jpg

Babylon Bee satirically wrote:New York Prosecutes Couple For Fraud For Listing Their House For $499,000 When It Ultimately Sold For $485,000
https://babylonbee.com/news/new-york-pr ... for-485000

NEW YORK — Local couple Marty and Shelly Cross have been officially charged with fraud after listing their home for $499,000 when it ultimately sold for slightly less.

"The Cross family knowingly and willfully tried to get a good deal when they sold their home," explained Attorney General Letitia James. "The State of New York hereby assesses the Cross family a fine of $50 million for their egregious actions. If they cannot pay by tomorrow, we will begin kidnapping their children to hold as ransom."

According to sources, the bank had performed an appraisal and actually approved a loan for the buyer at $499,000, though ultimately after negotiations the selling price was slightly less. "Yes, the bank agreed to the price set by the Cross family," admitted James. "That doesn't mean Mr. and Mrs. Cross did not commit fraud! Banks, as we all know, are poor and helpless and at the mercy of whatever amount of money people ask for. The feeble, powerless bank is the victim here, having been duped by the Cross family - and they will pay!"

The Cross family were reportedly caught completely off guard by the charges, believing they had submitted a reasonable asking price. "All we did was ask for what we wanted! No one had to agree to it. I had no idea asking for the price you wanted for your home was illegal," said Shelly. "I have to be frank, I just don't quite see how our negotiating the price with the seller and the bank did fifty million dollars of damage to the State of New York. I'm really struggling to make the connection."

At publishing time, Letitia James had put up billboards across New York with the faces of the Cross family and how much they owed in fines.

vegetariantaxidermy wrote: ↑Tue Feb 27, 2024 1:54 am The weirdest thing is how the stupid wonkers got it into their tiny little brains that Hillary Clinton is a feminist. Hmmm. 'Aah did not have sexual relations with that woman...'