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This is satire, right? I mean it is just such a way off and unhinged rant that i find it hard to believe that you are serious. I find it hilarious how Obama was a hero for 15 years for coming up with it but as soon as it is starting to be undeniably bad to the point where it can be spun by the media as good and unfavorable to the majority, the narrative is suddenly "It WaS rEaLlY tHe RePuBliCanS!" Very similar to how the media was calling Trump uncaring and stingy for not accepting the bloated version of the Dems stimulus packages in 2020, but then blamed for overspending in 2020 and cause the deficit by the very same people four years later.

https://www.usinflationcalculator.com/inflation/current-inflation-rates/ You sure about that?

They might try to say that the Republican party put through a similar plan in 1993, but it is one of those cases where the media and left try to spin something that is slightly based on a grain of truth as fully accurate, indisputable gospel. If would be like saying that Josh Allen was just like JP Losman because they both had a rocket arm while ignoring the other factors that make them clearly different. The link below explains it better. Use your own judgment based on what is says. https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2013/nov/15/ellen-qualls/aca-gop-health-care-plan-1993/ TlDR: The reality is that Multiple bills were proposed including this one which was proposed including one by the more center leaning Republicans with a similar marketplace concept as the ACA, but not really like it otherwise. It wasn't even the one that they picked within the party and most Republicans opposed it. Poltifact says it is half true, but that is being quite generous, to me more like 10-20 percent true Edit: It is also funny how we've been told for over a decade how Obama is the greatest and gets full credit for the plan, but as soon as it is not popular "It was the Repubicians idea", because a few in the party came up with a plan that happened to have a few similarities 30 years ago.

Ever see the media reaction when a gunmen is right leaning? You have no business throwing stones. Rogan and Peterson both lean left, but other lefties just dislike them because they don't have extremest, elitist and authoritarian beliefs. Your main point about some of the shooters favoring sources from both extremes at the same time is valid though.

Healthcare is a crock in this country, but this is never the answer. The fact that wanted posters for other CEO's is even a thought, let alone celebrated by some is a snapshot of how dangerous the extreme left has become. Do they really think that killing someone is going to result in the healthcare industry to say "You know maybe we should stop charging astronomical prices for plans that don't cover anything for the average policyholder and stop big pharma and the medical equipment industries from charging exorbitant prices? If anything, it makes the cause harder.

I would like more context on this. Would someone wearing a Harris shirt be banned because of a specific rule that is universally applied to politics? Was a person banned for wearing a Trump shirt, or was a person with a Trump shirt banned for something else? That being said, if it is true that the fan was singled out for a Trump shirt and no other reason, this is ridiculous and just a small snapshot of what we would have had as a country if Harris won.

Hitler wannabe? Did you time travel from October? In case you didn't notice, a little election one month ago where the people spoke and overwhelmingly proved that this schtick is a tired and inaccurate act. You see, the whole Hitler narrative turned out to be nothing more than projection on the far left this entire time. History is going to see the far left and media's conduct over the past ten years as a black mark on history. Don't be on the wrong side of that. Edit: Whenever Joe Ferguson Forever gives me an X without a reply, this confirms to me that my opinion is the correct one and that they have no counterargument.

I would have been #4 if this season had gone like many predicted, but McDermott has done his best coaching job in 2024 since 2017. Despite having less on paper talent, this has become a more complete team and one that can handle close games. His in game management outside of the Houston game has improved from other years as well, not great, but not off the charts bad like it was. As far as the playoffs, that will be a lingering elephant in the room until they win the big games.

I don't even blame him too much personally, his party threw him under the bus and he owes them nothing. What is hilarious to me is how this exposes the democrat party and TDS movement as nothing more than projection.

You almost had it right, with the exception of that not as subtle as you think default back to TDS. Biden is every single thing that him and his people, along with the MSM tried to tell everyone that Trump was for the past year. You know it, I know it, now come to peace with it and stop trying to still make it about Trump

From a human standpoint, I don't blame Biden. His party threw him under the bus and he is already going to be seen as a bottom five at best and maybe even worst president of all time. He may as well use his Presidential privilege to look out for his family. Establishment politicians and corruption go hand in hand and this is just one small example out of thousands. From a party standpoint, this is just another puzzle piece that exposes the hypocrisy and inconsistency of the far left democrats and legacy media. Remember how often they would virtue signal "No one is above the law" when using the court system against Trump? Guess it was another "do as we say, not as we do." Now there is no moral high ground anymore if Trump pardons people on day one. This puts them is a position that is impossible for them to explain. Once all is said and done, the far left reign of terror is going to be a case of what to avoid in the future and seen as a black mark in US history for future generations.

Because I am so used to the left media's strategy, I'll ask the most basic question that should be asked after reading any left based article. Where is the rest of the story that you left out, and how would it have made your claim invalid if you kept it in?

I never got why the far left was so okay with people coming in illegally without documentation. Every other country in the world has some type of strict border. Why are people the US racist for wanting that? My personal opinion is that anyone without a criminal record should be able to come in as long as they use the legal process. Am I "racist" for that? My other favorite virtue signaling argument from the far left used to be "Well were your ancestors once immigrants?". Well Karen, yes, but they came in on a boat, needed a pass to get in and then worked whatever menial job they could get to the bone to eek out a living because they were proud to have an opportunity to live here. They didn't sneak in illegally without documentation, stay in a fancy hotel or homeless shelter intended for our citizens, collect free benefits and trash wherever they stayed while whining about how awful this country is because they aren't getting more.

Valid point. I still think that he is the best of that list and also realize that this is a very low bar. The fact that Harris is at 45% shows me that the poll will drastically change. She did what was seemingly unthinkable just a few months ago by losing to Trump in a landslide. Between that and the recent drunken rant, she isn't getting anywhere near that nomination again even if she wanted to. The list will look very different in two years. Most likely a younger moderate house member or governor with a track record or working across the aisle will emerge for them.

Shapiro is the only candidate in that list that isn't a part of the problem for that party. Everyone else is extreme and/or old news They lost badly across the board and know that they will need to change to be competitive, especially since the MSM lost a lot of credibility this time around and won't get away with campaigning 24/7 for the dems as much as they used to. I expect that a more moderate candidate field will emerge. Primary lists always look much different for both parties by the time the next election comes around.

Your party lost for a reason. Trump may or may not succeed, but it will be very hard to be worse that over the last four years. You have been playing the "president can't fix everything, he is just one person" card to excuse the disaster that we have under Biden, but I highly doubt that you will show Trump that same grace if things don't improve under him. Why would you expect us to show that towards Biden? Never virtue signal unless you are willing to go by that same standard.

Are you lefties STILL trying the strategy of spouting out MSM generated propaganda pieces as if they are indisputable facts? As the election clearly stated, this doesn't work anymore. Calling that border bill a potential solution is the football team equivalent of saying that a team could have been set at QB is they had just signed Daniel Jones. You understand that the bill was obviously turned down because it was a poorly put together plan that compromised way too much, right? When are the far lefties going to figure out that people can research their own information and aren't taking mainstream media takes at face value anymore? I understand that deflecting, spinning, name calling and gaslighting are the four core tenants of modern day lefties, but they will need to do better in the future if they don't wanted to be cleanly swept in future elections.

They are right, but not for why they think. The media tried way too hard to campaign for her and got repeatedly exposed for the corrupt practices that they have gotten away with for the past few years. Whether it was the change in attitude towards Biden's mental health, the skewed fact checking in the ABC debate or the highlight of a clear outlier Iowa poll the weekend before, people saw through it and were willing to vote against it. Never forget that the media tried to gaslight the entire nation into picking a drunken candidate with no platform who was selected by the party with no vote despite not even finishing in the top 10 during the 2020 primary.

I don't know how good Trump will be, but the exposing of the corruption in the mainstream media that has come from this alone makes him an upgrade over Biden and Harris.

When the UN calls for celebrities and politicians to stop flying private jets, I will take the threat more seriously.

Not any more concerned than I was about tents from homeless people who are US citizens and also in some cases veterans flooding streets and city parks because every resource in many large and midsized cities was going towards those who chose to illegally sneak in and cut the line over immigrants trying to do it the right way. Could Trump possibly take it too far? Maybe, but Biden took lax borders too far.

The Snopes one is spot on but could apply to the fact checking process for any mainstream media outlet. Two weeks before the election, the fact checkers tried to say that the underfunding of FEMA to illegals was proven false. Why? Because a literal check was not written to "illegal immigrants' by FEMA, as if the concepts of budgeting and limited resources were completely foreign to them. The concept of fact checking makes sense when used correctly, but the way that it was used and abused by the mainstream media turned it into another weapon.

They replied to me accusing me of being a progressive too the other day. They are either way further on the right than any of us or a progressive trolling in a passive aggressive way.

The OP title perfectly represents the stubborn childlike mentality of progressives. Going after Gaetz would have been reasonable and agreed with by a vast majority of Americans, but as always, progressives don't know how to quit while they are ahead. Their goal will be to pout, whine and resist every cabinet nomination. They will also try to stalemate the country from advancing anything for four years like they did during Trump's first term. Thankfully they do not have any majorities. Also nice is that more people see past the BS. If they keep trying this, they will continue to lose in 2026 and 2028.

Far left: Trump and Republicans hate women. We need more strong, independent women in politics. Trump: (Nominates Pam Bondi.) Far Left: No, not that one, waaaaaah!!!!