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Why We Can’t Have Nice Things

Discussion in 'Too Hot for Swamp Gas' started by duggers_dad, Feb 16, 2025 at 2:54 PM.

  1. duggers_dad

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    Maybe the Japanese aren’t inherently nice. Maybe we lack the political will crack down the degradation of our cities …

     
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  2. Orange_and_Bluke

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    This is all thanks to the democrats. They feel the opposite of common sense.
    You should try drugs, oh and we’ll even put the drugs in a machine so you can have access.
    And if we catch you breaking the law…how about a special little slap on the wrist.
    Democrats are killing our country and it’s a secret to no one.
     
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  3. chemgator

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    Donald J. Trump - R

    Maybe if the "R" next to Trump's name didn't stand for Racism, we wouldn't have so many minorities unable to compete economically and turning to crime. Maybe if the racists would treat others with respect, those others would treat everyone with respect, and we wouldn't have so many crimes and other problems. Maybe if Trump could avoid falsely accusing Haitians of eating America's pets, the flames of racism wouldn't be fanned by the Republican Party.
     
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  4. WC53

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    Remember all the folks arrested after the tidal wave in Japan? Like two Americans. Folks calmly and graciously accepting supplies. After US disasters….. but major cultural and ethnic make ups.
     
  5. VAg8r1

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    I don't think that these people who defaced the Capitol and were subsequently pardoned by Trump are Democrats.
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    Curators Scour Capitol for Damage to the Building or Its Art (Published 2021)
     
  6. Gator515151

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    Maybe if the "chem" in your name didn't stand for the drugs you are on you would post with a little more sense.

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    Sorry but your post really pissed me off.....I was getting edited and deleted for replacing the word democrat with demoncrat in posts and you are allowed to say the R next to Trump's name stands for Racist?
     
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  7. Emmitto

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  8. WarDamnGator

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    3 years in prison for making a mess in a public bathroom? Geez? I wonder what the penalty in Japan is for a mob storming a government building and causing 2.7 Billion in damages?
     
  9. chemgator

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    So when Trump tells lies about Haitians eating the neighborhood pets, he isn't doing it because of the color of their skin? You tell me. Why does Trump tell those lies?
     
  10. chemgator

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    You do know that when Trump worked in his father's real estate business in the 1970's, one of his jobs was to prevent black people from renting apartments from his father's organization, don't you?
     
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  11. Gator515151

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    • From 1971 to 1974, Biden's legal residence had a deed barring ownership by African Americans.

    • In 1974, Biden made an analogy of himself as a 29 year old in the Senate to being a "token black."

    • In 1975, Biden asked if "the only way a black man or woman can learn is if they rub shoulders with my white child?"

    • In 1977, Biden said that busing would cause his children to grow up in "a racial jungle."

    • In 1977, Biden voted against Black Justice Department nominees specifically over his opposition to busing.

    • In 1977, Biden said he asked to join the Senate Judiciary Committee specifically to lead the charge against busing.

    • In 1979, Biden voted to allow racially segregated private schools to keep their tax exempt status.

    • In 1981, Biden said George Wallace was "right about some things."

    • In 1984, Biden used the word "boy" to refer to Jesse Jackson.

    • In 1985, Biden made a favorable comparison between segregationist Senator John Stennis and Confederate General Stonewall Jackson.

    • In 1987, Biden "sought to appeal to white voters" by touting an award he received from George Wallace in 1973 where he praised Biden as "one of the outstanding young politicians in America."

    • During his 1988 campaign, Biden falsely claimed he was part of the civil rights movement, saying he "marched" in his "youth."

    • In 2006, Biden said, "you cannot go to a 7-11 or a Dunkin Donuts unless you have a slight Indian accent."

    • In his 2007 book, Promises To Keep, Biden admitted that, as a young person, he had "no real relationships with Black people."

    • In 2007, Biden called then-Sen. Barack Obama "the first mainstream African American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy."

    • In 2010, Biden delivered a 22-minute eulogy, the longest speech, at Senator Robert Byrd's (D-WV) memorial service, calling the former KKK member a "friend," "mentor," and "guide."

    • In 2016, Biden praised segregationist Senator John Stennis as a "friend" and an "honorable" man.

    • In 2019, Biden recalled the era when "he was able to get along with segregationist senators."

    • In 2019, Biden boasted that segregationist Senator James Eastland called him son, not boy.

    • In 2019, Biden said the Obama administration went "into the hood" of Detroit to recruit minorities.

    • In 2019, Biden claimed a major problem Black communities face is illiteracy, saying Black "parents can't read or write themselves," leaving Black attendees "shocked and frustrated."

    • In 2019, Biden said that "poor kids are just as bright and just as talented as white kids."

    • In 2020, Biden suggested some people were able to quarantine during Covid because "some black woman was able to stack the grocery shelf."
    I guess if the R after Trumps name means Racist the D after Biden's name must mean "Da big Racist".
     
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  12. Orange_and_Bluke

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  13. chemgator

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    I never said Biden was perfect. I don't think anyone is. (And, yes, Biden was a bit of a gaffe machine.) But Trump literally rode a big lie about Haitians into the White House. Trump was dominated and humiliated by Harris in the one debate he was willing to have, and was behind in the polls until the lies about Haitians eating pets (and Mexicans being criminals) came up, with Trump and Vance repeating those lies until republicans accepted them as being factual.

    There wasn't anything that Biden said about blacks that improved his chances of being elected (it really wouldn't be possible with democrats anyway). Biden was elected president because he was an experienced politician, and his predecessor was a clown who suggested that people inject bleach into their veins to kill a virus.
     
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  14. chemgator

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    I accept your apology.
     
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    Insanity
     
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  16. Gator515151

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    LMAO Harris was laughed at after that debate......As for the eating cats thing, that statement hurt him in the election much more than it might have helped him. It was made in September by November even the staunchest Trump supporters were not following him on that statement.

    Don't know what you do for a living but you could make a lot more money as a comedian, you sure say some funny things.
     
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    Harris crushed Trump. She wasn’t a great candidate, but she showed to be mentally sharper in that debate. Why trump was scared to debate her again.


    “It’s pretty clear to me that on Tuesday night, Vice President Kamala Harris won”

    In the Trump-Harris faceoff there was a clear winner but don't believe this election is over | Fox News


    “In interviews with The Wall Street Journal, a handful of voters in battleground states broadly agreed that Trump appeared rattled by Harris, who repeatedly goaded him into veering off course,”

    https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/harris-trump-debate-who-won-voters-react-946ad11e



    “poll - Most Americans think Harris won the debate.”

    https://www.ipsos.com/en-us/abc-news-ipsos-september-post-debate-2024

    “Among registered voters who watched at least some of the debate, 54% think that Harris was the winner, while 31% say Trump was.”

    Harris wins the debate: Voters say she has clearer plans and tells fewer lies than Trump | YouGov



    https://www.politico.com/news/2024/09/11/harris-biden-debate-winner-takeaways-00178442
     
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  18. Spurffelbow833

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    Or burning and looting entire downtown areas?
     
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    You gotta admit, this turned out to be a pretty sobering lament.
     
  20. rivergator

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    Remember, four paragraphs and a link, please
     
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