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8 minutes ago, RochesterRob said:

  Yes, Tibs wants a one party system so his socialist heroes can implement their plan unfettered.

 

...and I'd bet he would escape every punitive measure that a one party, socialist platform would launch....BUT...135% on the RECEIVING end......

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11 minutes ago, RochesterRob said:

  Yes, Tibs wants a one party system so his socialist heroes can implement their plan unfettered.

I’ve read so many of his posts and I’m still not sure what Tibs wants...other than I’ve got a hunch he doesn’t like President Trump all that much. 

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Just now, SoCal Deek said:

I’ve read so many of his posts and I’m still not sure what Tibs wants...other than I’ve got a hunch he doesn’t like President Trump all that much. 

 

He doesn’t like a lot of things all that much.  Libs are a very angry bunch. 

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2 minutes ago, Chef Jim said:

 

He doesn’t like a lot of things all that much.  Libs are a very angry bunch. 

It must be rough for them being stuck sitting in their moms basement while all the rest of us kids are outside having fun playing in the yard. (Peace and Prosperity is a b@tch!)

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DROPPING LIKE FLIES

Published 08.05.19 

Fourth Texas GOP Congressman to Retire in 2020: Report

The four reps have decided to quit rather than face re-election in what are expected to be hotly contested races.

On 8/3/2019 at 1:03 PM, SoCal Deek said:

It must be rough for them being stuck sitting in their moms basement while all the rest of us kids are outside having fun playing in the yard. (Peace and Prosperity is a b@tch!)

Boy, wouldn't it actually be great if someone actually were jealous of you? Great imaginiation there dopey! 

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The new political outlook in Texas is obvious! 

 

The Texas Tribune reports on state Republicans’ willingness — or lack thereof — to explain the connection between the slaughter of 22 people in El Paso and the white nationalism spouted by the suspected murderer. Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush, whose father Jeb was governor of Florida and whose mother is a Mexican immigrant, got the ball rolling. He said the response “should include standing firm against white terrorism here in the US.” Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) also chimed in. “'As the son of a Cuban immigrant, I am deeply horrified by the hateful anti-Hispanic bigotry expressed in the shooter’s so-called ‘manifesto,’ Cruz said, labeling the shooting a ‘heinous act of terrorism and white supremacy.’"

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2 hours ago, Tiberius said:

Well this looks nice 

Texas: Trump vs. Biden DMN/Emerson Biden 51, Trump 49 Biden +2

 

 

 

 

  Not really.  2 percent is nothing to get excited about and we all are aware of the bias in taking such surveys.  I thought you were off the Biden bandwagon by the way?  Or is this because your girlfriend Kamala has been losing traction so it was time to abandon that sinking ship?

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2 hours ago, Tiberius said:

Well this looks nice 

Texas: Trump vs. Biden DMN/Emerson Biden 51, Trump 49 Biden +2

 

 

 

 

Don't worry, the racists always vote. Texas will go back to being Republican racist.  They will figure a way to disenfranchise voters when it's actually time to vote.

 

The only reason the Republicans want a wall is because immigrants will vote Democrat.

 

Puerto Rico wants to be the 51st state. You think the RR's (Rascist Republicans) want 2 more Democrat Senators as a lock in Congress?

 

Republicans are only doing all this because they are dying off... Losing power.  They can't have people vote.

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11 minutes ago, ExiledInIllinois said:

Don't worry, the racists always vote. Texas will go back to being Republican racist.  They will figure a way to disenfranchise voters when it's actually time to vote.

 

The only reason the Republicans want a wall is because immigrants will vote Democrat.

 

Puerto Rico wants to be the 51st state. You think the RR's (Rascist Republicans) want 2 more Democrat Senators as a lock in Congress?

 

Republicans are only doing all this because they are dying off... Losing power.  They can't have people vote.

It's worse than that. Texas has one of the worst, least protected voting systems in the country on top of laws making it difficult to register to vote. No paper ballots and Austin and Moscow Mitch are fighting as hard as they can to keep the voting machines open to hacking. 

 

Hope all all is well out there in the mid west 

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37 minutes ago, ExiledInIllinois said:

Don't worry, the racists always vote. Texas will go back to being Republican racist.  They will figure a way to disenfranchise voters when it's actually time to vote.

 

The only reason the Republicans want a wall is because immigrants will vote Democrat.

 

Puerto Rico wants to be the 51st state. You think the RR's (Rascist Republicans) want 2 more Democrat Senators as a lock in Congress?

 

Republicans are only doing all this because they are dying off... Losing power.  They can't have people vote.

Sounds like a very good reason for wanting the wall, no ? Why will those immigrants vote democrat ( hint : free stuff). That’s political, not racist. As for Puerto Rico, they have had the opportunity many times in the past to vote for full statehood. They’ve voted it down every time. What do you think has changed ? 

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28 minutes ago, Tiberius said:

It's worse than that. Texas has one of the worst, least protected voting systems in the country on top of laws making it difficult to register to vote. No paper ballots and Austin and Moscow Mitch are fighting as hard as they can to keep the voting machines open to hacking. 

 

Hope all all is well out there in the mid west 

Difficult to register to vote in Texas, eh? Just for fun I looked up the procedure. You must go to the voter registrar’s office in your county. You can also pick up an application at libraries, high schools and government offices. You can print an online application and mail it to the voter registrar’s office. It must be mailed and accepted at least 30 days before the election date. You must have a govt issued photo ID. Sounds only slightly more involved than buying a 6 pack and a pack of smokes at 7-11. 

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1 hour ago, Boatdrinks said:

Sounds like a very good reason for wanting the wall, no ? Why will those immigrants vote democrat ( hint : free stuff). That’s political, not racist. As for Puerto Rico, they have had the opportunity many times in the past to vote for full statehood. They’ve voted it down every time. What do you think has changed ? 

Hell no!  That's a good reason for no wall.

1 hour ago, Tiberius said:

It's worse than that. Texas has one of the worst, least protected voting systems in the country on top of laws making it difficult to register to vote. No paper ballots and Austin and Moscow Mitch are fighting as hard as they can to keep the voting machines open to hacking. 

 

Hope all all is well out there in the mid west 

Yeah... Don't get me started on the shenanigans here.  The red county clerks are starting to make Chicago look like Kindergartners!

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“If the Republican Party in Texas doesn’t start looking like Texas, there won’t be a Republican Party in Texas,” retiring Rep. Will Hurd (R-Texas), who represents a key swing district, told POLITICO. Texas’ Latinos are on pace to become the largest population group in the state by 2022.

Now, at least eight House seats are in play there, and Sen. John Cornyn is bracing for a competitive reelection race. It’s not out of the question that Democrats could make a play for the state’s 38 electoral college votes, which would all but clinch the presidency if they succeeded.

“Republicans need to be very concerned about Texas,” said Texas Republican Rep. Brian Babin. “Texas is definitely in play. We need to take this very, very seriously.”

Aware of the potential gains in Texas, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee opened an office in Austin in April and put six Republicans in the state on its 2020 target list. The DCCC has placed 10 staffers on the ground in Texas.

The campaign arm is treating Texas much the way it did California in 2018 — ripe for pickups. Democrats see the increasing diversity in the state, and frustrations with Trump in the suburbs over health care and immigration, as catalysts of a changing political landscape that could play in their favor.

 

https://www.politico.com/story/2019/08/12/texas-republicans-2020-elections-1456161

 

Texas is expensive to campaign in, this will sure increase the spending by both sides now that its a battleground state.

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Does anyone recall this? 

 

 

 

that same EC that put him where he is. 

 

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4 minutes ago, Tiberius said:

https://www.politico.com/story/2019/08/12/texas-republicans-2020-elections-1456161

 

Texas is expensive to campaign in, this will sure increase the spending by both sides now that its a battleground state.

 

Texas can be much like Virginia.  If they get 3 or 4 of most populated areas to Vote Dem then the state is handed to the Dems.

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5 minutes ago, ShadyBillsFan said:

Does anyone recall this? 

 

 

 

that same EC that put him where he is. 

 

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Texas can be much like Virginia.  If they get 3 or 4 of most populated areas to Vote Dem then the state is handed to the Dems.

Texas has the same demographics as California, but the voter turnout is way lower in Texas among Mexican-Americans. Some say its the anti-Union rules, no Caesar Chavez ever unionized Texas. That tweet from Trump is funny!

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3 minutes ago, Tiberius said:

Texas has the same demographics as California, but the voter turnout is way lower in Texas among Mexican-Americans. Some say its the anti-Union rules, no Caesar Chavez ever unionized Texas. That tweet from Trump is funny!

 

It's probably the only truthful think hes ever said 

 

 

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1 minute ago, The Bills Blog said:

It's cute how so many old Republicans are in denial about what's coming. Only once in the past 30 years have the people of the United States chosen a Republican president. Soon, not even the great wall that is the electoral college will be able to protect them anymore.


 

 

 

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Tom was wrong earlier today in another thread.............

 

 

P.S. Helpful hint: starting your post with "it's cute" simply identifies you as a non-serious poster.

 

 

 

 

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2 minutes ago, B-Man said:


 

 

 

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Tom was wrong earlier today in another thread.............

 

 

P.S. Helpful hint: starting your post with "it's cute" simply identifies you as a non-serious poster.

 

 

 

 

ut oh! Run for the hills!

 

 

@DC Tom

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Just now, Deranged Rhino said:

 

What's your chosen partisan ideology?

I think I'm a Democrat at the moment. I'd have to check my registration card. I've flipped between Democrat and Independent for the majority of my adult life. This was after I escaped an alt-right upbringing riddled with conspiracy theories, doomsday prep, FOX News, etc.

 

My experience has been that it is pretty much impossible to change the thinking of baby boomer+ Republicans. I'm legitimately scared to see what actions they will take as the country slips out of their grasp in the coming decades, whether that is through long-overdue abolishment of the electoral college or simply through the demographics of this country becoming such that a Republican simply cannot win the college.

 

Trump's presidency is probably the "last ride" for these folks. But their online tirades, bullying, and fake news propaganda will only grow stronger.

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2 minutes ago, The Bills Blog said:

I think I'm a Democrat at the moment. I'd have to check my registration card. I've flipped between Democrat and Independent for the majority of my adult life. This was after I escaped an alt-right upbringing riddled with conspiracy theories, doomsday prep, FOX News, etc.

 

 

Used to be a conservative

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2 minutes ago, The Bills Blog said:

My experience has been that it is pretty much impossible to change the thinking of baby boomer+ Republicans.

 

Is an ageist

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2 minutes ago, The Bills Blog said:

I'm legitimately scared to see what actions they will take as the country slips out of their grasp in the coming decades,

 

Did you by chance react the same way to the coup attempted by the DNC/Obama intelligence services when they lost the 16 election? Or was that not scary to you?

 

3 minutes ago, The Bills Blog said:

whether that is through long-overdue abolishment of the electoral college

 

Will never happen without war. Legit war. 

 

But why would an independent former republican ever want to fundamentally change our form of government from a republic to mob rule? 

 

2020 is going to be a rough time for you. I hope you don't lose what's left of your senses in the aftermath. :beer: 

 

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1 minute ago, Deranged Rhino said:

 

Used to be a conservative

(check)

 

 

Is an ageist

(check)

 

 

Did you by chance react the same way to the coup attempted by the DNC/Obama intelligence services when they lost the 16 election? Or was that not scary to you?

 

 

Will never happen without war. Legit war. 

 

But why would an independent former republican ever want to fundamentally change our form of government from a republic to mob rule? 

 

2020 is going to be a rough time for you. I hope you don't lose what's left of your senses in the aftermath. :beer: 

 

Oh dear...

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There's actually one thing in there that might be worthy of a response. Are you saying that everyone's vote counting the same equates to mob rule? Curious how you would feel if the electoral college hadn't singlehandedly gotten Trump elected.

1 minute ago, Deranged Rhino said:

 

Yup. You'll be uttering that quite a bit come election night 2020 ;) 

I concede that Trump may win again in 2020; I didn't suggest that he would be a one-term president. But, if he does win, that will undoubtedly be the last Republican hurrah for the foreseeable future. The country has changed and is changing too much for a Republican to win after 2020. They might be able to squeak out one more in 2020, but the fear, disinformation, racism, "rights" talk, and conspiracy theories will not be enough moving forward.

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8 minutes ago, The Bills Blog said:

There's actually one thing in there that might be worthy of a response. 

 

There were plenty of things worthy of a response -- like how you blow off a coup attempt by the USIC as not being "real" while pushing fear of "what Republicans might do" if they lost an election. 

 

8 minutes ago, The Bills Blog said:

 Are you saying that everyone's vote counting the same equates to mob rule? 

 

...And you chose the stupidest hill to die on. 

 

We are not a democracy. We are a republic by design. This country was wisely founded on a fear of pure democracy (which is mob rule). Pushing for the elimination of the electoral college exposes your ignorance of history, what this country was founded to combat, and your true partisan leanings. 

 

Everyone's vote counts the same... in the House which is a direct representative body. The executive is not that and never was meant to be. 

 

8 minutes ago, The Bills Blog said:

 Curious how you would feel if the electoral college hadn't singlehandedly gotten Trump elected.

 

I didn't vote for Trump. I'm not a republican. 

 

I feel the same way now as I did in 2016, 2012, 2008, 2004, 2000... the EC is designed to give a voice to the smaller population states. Taking that away disenfranchises millions of Americans and assures that large swaths of the country would go underrepresented. What you're advocating for is a complete transformation of our government. 

 

Because you're a radical. 

8 minutes ago, The Bills Blog said:

They might be able to squeak out one more in 2020, but the fear, disinformation, racism, "rights" talk, and conspiracy theories will not be enough moving forward.

 

Then you might want to tell that to the DNC who has pushed racism in the form of identity politics for decades. They pushed a now proven false conspiracy theory about Trump/Russia conspiracy for three years -- dividing the country dangerously so in the process. 

 

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1 minute ago, Deranged Rhino said:

What you're advocating for is a complete transformation of our government. 

 

Because you're a radical. 

If I'm a radical, then so are the majority of Americans. I literally don't have time to get into all of your points (and, no, that doesn't mean I am conceding them to you or wouldn't relish the discussion), but if weighting the vote of an Idaho farmer the same as that of a black single mother in the city is radical, then yes; I will proudly concede that I am a radical, as are the majority of my fellow Americans. All of these "But that's not how we were founded!" points that conservatives/libertarians/etc. often make are tired and are usually just a convenient way of protecting political power. The president should be elected by the vote of the people, period, and no American voice matters less or more than the next. There is too much unilateral power at stake.

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Just now, The Bills Blog said:

If I'm a radical, then so are the majority of Americans.

 

False. This is not backed up by any reliable numbers. 

 

Just now, The Bills Blog said:

 I literally don't have time to get into all of your points (and, no, that doesn't mean I am conceding them to you or wouldn't relish the discussion), 

 

:lol: You can always come back and post later. There's no time limit to a conversation. 

 

1 minute ago, The Bills Blog said:

but if weighting the vote of an Idaho farmer the same as that of a black single mother in the city is radical, then yes; I will proudly concede that I am a radical, as are the majority of my fellow Americans.

 

Again, this is false. And you're completely ignoring how our republic was created, structured, and designed.

 

You're proving your own ignorance of basic civics. 

 

2 minutes ago, The Bills Blog said:

 All of these "But that's not how we were founded!" points that conservatives/libertarians/etc. often make are tired and are usually just a convenient way of protecting political power. 

 

You're exposing your ignorance again. 

 

You're pushing to completely transform our form of government from a republic to a pure democracy. That's a radical transformation which the majority of the country does not support. You're asking for war, not peace. 

 

What's hilarious is you clearly do not like Donald Trump -- yet he was legally elected POTUS. The form of government you're advocating for would make it more difficult to check his power, not less. You're literally working to make it easier for authoritarians to gain control in this country and never relinquish it. 

 

4 minutes ago, The Bills Blog said:

The president should be elected by the vote of the people, period, and no American voice matters less or more than the next. 

 

That's not how the country was created. That's not how the constitution was written. It was specifically written to avoid this because of the fear the founders rightly had of pure democracy/mob rule. 

 

Your ignorance is showing again. 

 

5 minutes ago, The Bills Blog said:

 There is too much unilateral power at stake.

 

POTUS is not a king. Treating him as such is your problem. 

 

We have checks against POTUS overreach in the form of the people, the courts, and the legislative branch. Almost like this country was brilliantly designed by very intelligent men who understood the dangers the state poses to individual liberty. 

 

You're advocating for a completely different form of government without understanding it. 

 

Because you're an ignorant radical -- which is just how they want you. It's how they programmed you the past three years.

Just now, The Bills Blog said:

That Russia conspired to sway the election in Trump's favor is a documented fact. Anyone claiming otherwise at this point is probably too far gone to engage in a reasonable discussion.

 

Nice dodge. 

 

The original charge for three years was Trump actively colluded/conspired with Russia to steal the election. That was what was promised by the left and the media. Politicians claimed to have evidence of such treason countless times... 

 

Now we know that didn't happen. It never was real. It was a lie from the start. 

 

A conspiracy theory designed to push FEAR and DIVIDE the country. And engineered by 44, the DNC, and the USIC. 

 

Try again.

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I'm sorry, but I won't engage in a discussion with someone who resorts to insults and name-calling. I'm not ignorant, I'm not a radical, and you are clearly very tweaked by all of this.

 

You are definitely not someone whose opinion will be changing. Quickly on the polling regarding popular vote/electoral college though, come on -- what I said is true and has been supported by polling for decades.

 

But, between you and me, I have a busy job. I work over 50 hours a week, and I don't have time for forums during work hours. I have a daughter to care for and friends and family. I don't have time to make a high priority of online arguments with locked-in idealogues. I'm already behind from wasting this time.

 

You can have your little space here most of the time if it makes you feel better. Defend your dirt, dude.

The country is changing whether you like it or not.

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39 minutes ago, The Bills Blog said:

I'm sorry, but I won't engage in a discussion with someone who resorts to insults and name-calling.

 

Calling you ignorant is not name calling. Calling you stupid would be. Ignorance implies you can learn and better yourself. 

 

40 minutes ago, The Bills Blog said:

I'm not ignorant, I'm not a radical, and you are clearly very tweaked by all of this.

 

I'm not tweaked. I'm a motivated, informed patriot who cares deeply about my country and the people in it. You included. 

 

When one of my fellow countrymen expresses ignorance (worse than that, programmed ignorance) I call it out not because I'm tweaked but because I'm pushing you to be better. To learn more about the subject you're opining on. 

 

We were founded on the right to disagree. And the views you've espoused here I deeply disagree with. 

 

41 minutes ago, The Bills Blog said:

You are definitely not someone whose opinion will be changing

 

I'm nothing if I'm not flexible and willing to change my opinion. I've proven that over and over on here with my history. 

 

What I won't abide is someone sharing falsehoods without the evidence or reasoning to support it. Which is what you have done and continue to do. You offer nothing to back up your claims, you run from any push back against it -- that's the sign of a weak argument/position. 

 

Get better information. Get a better argument. And maybe I'll change my mind -- which I often do when presented with new and compelling information. 

 

43 minutes ago, The Bills Blog said:

Quickly on the polling regarding popular vote/electoral college though, come on -- what I said is true and has been supported by polling for decades.

 

It's not. 

 

No serious polling backs it up.

 

You've been lied to -- repeatedly based on your comments on Russia -- by people who think you're too lazy to fact check their nonsense. 

 

44 minutes ago, The Bills Blog said:

 

But, between you and me, I have a busy job. I work over 50 hours a week, and I don't have time for forums during work hours. I have a daughter to care for and friends and family. I don't have time to make a high priority of online arguments with locked-in idealogues. I'm already behind from wasting this time.

 

The only one putting a time limit on this conversation is you. 

 

Another sign that you have a weak argument and know it. 

 

45 minutes ago, The Bills Blog said:

You can have your little space here most of the time if it makes you feel better. Defend your dirt, dude.

The country is changing whether you like it or not.

 

I have no problem with change. 

 

I have a big problem with violent revolution -- which is what you're unknowingly (or is it knowingly?) advocating for. 

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1 hour ago, The Bills Blog said:

I'm sorry, but I won't engage in a discussion with someone who resorts to insults and name-calling. I'm not ignorant, I'm not a radical, and you are clearly very tweaked by all of this.

 

You are definitely not someone whose opinion will be changing. Quickly on the polling regarding popular vote/electoral college though, come on -- what I said is true and has been supported by polling for decades.

 

Welcome to PPP. Here's a few things you need to understand:

 

1.) You're deemed an idiot until and unless proven otherwise, which is not unique to you. Unfortunately, most everyone here is eternally deemed an idiot, because @DC Tom, the arbiter of idiocy, doesn't remove the tag often.

 

2.) If you want to cite to statistics, back your schiff up or prepared to be mocked, dismissed, drawn, quartered, laughed at, mocked, then disregarded.

 

3.) Schmucks, morons, and the uninformed don't do well in the 'dungeon'.

 

4.) If you understand 1-3, you'll be fine down here.

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1 hour ago, The Bills Blog said:

I'm sorry, but I won't engage in a discussion with someone who resorts to insults and name-calling. I'm not ignorant, I'm not a radical, and you are clearly very tweaked by all of this.

 

You are definitely not someone whose opinion will be changing. Quickly on the polling regarding popular vote/electoral college though, come on -- what I said is true and has been supported by polling for decades.

 

But, between you and me, I have a busy job. I work over 50 hours a week, and I don't have time for forums during work hours. I have a daughter to care for and friends and family. I don't have time to make a high priority of online arguments with locked-in idealogues. I'm already behind from wasting this time.

 

You can have your little space here most of the time if it makes you feel better. Defend your dirt, dude.

The country is changing whether you like it or not.

 

You're an idiot.

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3 hours ago, The Bills Blog said:

It's cute how so many old Republicans are in denial about what's coming. Only once in the past 30 years have the people of the United States chosen a Republican president. Soon, not even the great wall that is the electoral college will be able to protect them anymore.

You are either very wrong or you don't know how to say what you are trying to say.

35 minutes ago, Koko78 said:

 

Welcome to PPP. Here's a few things you need to understand:

 

1.) You're deemed an idiot until and unless proven otherwise, which is not unique to you. Unfortunately, most everyone here is eternally deemed an idiot, because @DC Tom, the arbiter of idiocy PPP's idiot judge doesn't remove the tag often.

 

2.) If you want to cite to statistics, back your schiff up or prepared to be mocked, dismissed, drawn, quartered, laughed at, mocked, then disregarded.

 

3.) Schmucks, morons, and the uninformed don't do well in the 'dungeon'.

 

4.) If you understand 1-3, you'll be fine down here.

FIFY

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2 hours ago, Deranged Rhino said:

 

Used to be a conservative

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Is an ageist

(check)

 

 

Did you by chance react the same way to the coup attempted by the DNC/Obama intelligence services when they lost the 16 election? Or was that not scary to you?

 

 

Will never happen without war. Legit war. 

 

But why would an independent former republican ever want to fundamentally change our form of government from a republic to mob rule? 

 

2020 is going to be a rough time for you. I hope you don't lose what's left of your senses in the aftermath. :beer: 

 

Would it matter?

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