Comments by mark94 (page 11)

There are two realities. Those of Trump supporters and those of Trump haters. It’s not just that they have different opinions or facts, they reach conclusions using different processes. It will all come down to the 20% who have yet to commit to one of those camps.

You won’t have stories about Joe Biden tripping up or down the stairs on Air Force One to kick around anymore. That’s because the White House brass have issued a directive ordering staff to hide how Joe gets in and out of the presidential jet. It won’t stop the president from tripping, but you, an American voter, won’t have to be subjected to watching it anymore.

According to a poll conducted by Kaplan Strategies, Ramaswamy and DeSantis are tied at 12%. The poll surveyed 800 likely GOP primary voters. Former President Donald Trump leads in the poll at 48%.

Ramaswamy has his law degree from Yale. He never practiced law but went into investments. He’s a billionaire, or close to it, so that worked out. He has developed a detailed understanding of the constitution and the founders. He uses that knowledge to explain and develop his plan for remaking the government in a way that returns to the founders intent. Smaller. Less intrusive. He plans to cut the number of federal employees by 75% and distribute the remaining 25% to locations in the heartland. He says the President has the authority to do this under the Constitution, without the need for Congressional approval. He will also strip the federal bureaucracy of the power to enact rules and regulations without explicit Presidential approval. He will close the Department of education and use that money to encourage non union charter schools, especially in the inner city.

Keep an eye on Vivek Ramaswamy. He is the future of the conservative movement. While the geriatrics are fighting it out, he is quickly building a young and diverse group of followers. He will soon be polling in the second spot after Trump. If the Dems manage to knock Trump out with their legal tricks, Vivek will be the nominee.

“Huh, the issue is taking classified documents and obstructing efforts to return them when requested. Only Trump did that as far as I know.” Only Biden demanded a former President return the documents he legally took for his personal use and future library.

“The prosecutor testified to this under oath to congress” And, after the whistleblowers came forward, he sent a letter to Congress “ correcting” that testimony.

“^ I don’t know, how many ex presidents have intentionally kept classified documents and refused to return them” Barack Obama George W Bush Bill Clinton ( and his wife ) George H W Bush Ronald Reagan Jimmy Carter Gerald Ford Richard Nixon Etc They all have Presidential Libraries

Evidence was given that the DOJ interfered with the prosecutor constantly. Denying his ability to pursue leads, interview witnesses, or pursue cases outside of Delaware. In spite of those limits, the team of investigators and prosecutors recommended a dozen felony charges of tax evasion. Those were finally ignored with a couple misdemeanor charges negotiated with no jail time. How many of us could skate on well documented cases of failing to pay taxes on $17 million of undeclared income ?

I watched some of the IRS whistleblower hearing today. They had Hunter nailed on $17 million he got from China going back to 2014 and didn’t pay taxes on. Something like a thousand pages of documents proving it. The DOJ sat on their recommendations until the statute of limitations ran out.

Given their track record, I would never invest in a Hollywood studio. They spend hundreds of millions to make a movie that the average person on the street knows will be failures. Same with streaming services. The business model worked when it was just Netflix. Now that they’re a half dozen services, none of them can draw the subscribers to make a profit.

A friend of ours retired as CEO of a company. He used his free time to help his wife understand how she might more effectively do housework. She did not appreciate his input.

In an attempt to understand how $5 Trillion of CoVid relief funds, the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee formed by Congress tracked $2.65 billion of pandemic relief funding to six communities. The report found that "data gaps make it difficult for taxpayers to know how much money their community received and for what purposes." The federal government spent $5 Trillion of your tax dollars and has no idea how that money was used or who got it.

If she took a classes in statistics and logic, she might get a better job. Some older people at one table in one restaurant didn’t organize their dishes the way I prefer Therefore, all older people suck and my generation is morally superior.

“Democrats are still pretty riled up by Roe. “ The end of Roe threw the abortion decision back to the states, it didn’t end abortions. Red states put more restrictions on late term abortions, but most didn’t ban it. Blue states didn’t change. By 2024, abortion won’t be in the top 5 issues for voters.

The one issue that reveals the corruption of both parties is Ukraine. Donors to both parties are making billions off the war. Ukraine and Russia are both corrupt, run by kleptocrats. The battle lines aren’t budging while cities are leveled and thousands are dying. Despite the rhetoric, no one has defined what the mission is, or shown a path to victory. The American President, no matter who it is, could end the war in 24 hours using the leverage we have. Tell Zelensky and Putin to declare a truce, or else.

In 2020, Joe Biden, campaigning from his basement, got 15,000,000 more votes than Barack Obama got in his two campaigns. That alone should signal something suspicious about the validity of the election.

In Phoenix, we had long lines in Republican precincts in 2022 because a mysterious pair of technicians recalibrated the ballot printers hours before the polls opened, making them unreadable. Huge lines. Ballots not counted. Over 100,000 ballots affected in heavily Republican precincts. Also, 80,000 mail in ballots were signature checked late at night, in private, at a rate of 2 seconds per ballot. Most of the “signatures” were scribbles looking nothing like a signature. Democrat Sec of State, who ran the election, refused to cooperate with the investigation. She was elected Governor by 10,000 votes. Democrat judge refused to hear most of the complaints.

Just a guess. The employees know the clubs don’t have much time left before the cartel shuts them down. They are trying to put as much money in their pocket while they still can.

The Sopranos showed us the depth of thought used by organized crime: “ Fuck you. Give me Money”

Tucker interviewed many of the Republican candidates today. Pence, Scott, and Haley all did badly. Especially Pence. Vivek did really well.

Stick with favorite clubs and favorite dancers. No surprises. Proven service. If you do stumble across a dancer who over counts, let her know it’s different than your count, then pay what she says. It’s just the cost of doing business. Alternatively, just announce how many dances you want before she begins.

The Candy Store ( now Venom ) in Tucson was like that around 2000-2005. Big open VIP where anything goes. Dancers would talk with each other while they “danced”. Waitress would serve drinks no matter what was going on. Good times.

I had an ancestor who was police chief and he had a reputation for doing the same thing. It’s a narcissist/control thing.

I used to have battles with someone I consider a toxic troll. These battles accomplished nothing, other than to raise my blood pressure and waste my time. When I put that person on ignore/mute, life got more pleasant. My advice is to disengage.