Comments by Papi_Chulo (page 39)

"... Conservative down the line and really not something I had to think about hard at all ..." Unfortunately that is pretty-much the only way to go given the state of things - the two parties are very divided and seem to have very different views of what American should be - it's rare any one politician votes against his party (or at least in any significant #) - if one votes Dem then it's pretty-much voting for the current Biden administration agenda - that's just the reality w/ few exceptions.

^ thanks for sharing - my condolences with respect to mum

@lg Are there mongering opportunities in Fiji? Although I assume ur going for a traditional vacation.

Almost impossible for Republicans to have a chance when the Dems keep changing the rules and the judges in those areas keep letting them do so - our elections are becoming a joke.

"New York Appeals Court Rejects GOP Challenges To COVID-Era Absentee Voting Laws" With one week left before the election, a New York appeals court declined Republican groups’ challenges to New York’s absentee voting laws established during the pandemic. The New York Appellate Division, Third Department ruled in two cases: Amedure v. New York and Cavalier v. Warren County Board of Elections. The court upheld laws allowing absentee ballots for fear of contracting COVID or other illnesses, requiring ballot processing before Election Day, and preventing legal challenges to processed ballots. The court stated that the Republican petitioners procrastinated too long to file their legal challenge in Amedure, and that granting relief would result in prejudice against certain voters. The court dismissed the Cavalier argument of unconstitutionality. https://www.dailywire.com/news/new-york-appeals-court-rejects-gop-challenges-to-covid-era-absentee-voting-laws ^ the measure were supposed to be *temporary* in 2020 b/c of Covid - now the Dems want to make them permanent changing long-standing NY voting-law.

The fix is probably in: "Arizona Judge Issues Restraining Order Against Voter Org Monitoring Drop Boxes, A Week After Ruling In Their Favor" Just days after allowing an activist group to monitor ballot drop boxes, a federal judge issued a restraining order restricting the group’s activities. In an order handed down Tuesday evening, judge Michael T. Liburdi of the U.S. District Court of Arizona severely curtailed the activities that members of the election activist group Clean Elections USA can engage in while monitoring drop boxes in the state. The judge also mandated that the group’s founder, Melody Jennings, must correct public statements she made about ballot drop boxes, among other orders. According to the order, while the group is monitoring drop boxes, they are not allowed to: * intentionally be within 75 feet of a ballot drop box or a building a drop box is located in * intentionally follow voters dropping off ballots at a drop box, when voters are within the prescribed area of the drop box * speak to or yell at anyone dropping off ballots and within the prescribed area, unless they are spoken to or yelled at first * openly carry firearms or wear body armor within 250 feet of a drop box In addition, the judge ordered Clean Elections USA to post a statement to their social media accounts, and to Jennings’s personal Truth Social account. “It is not always illegal to deposit multiple ballots in a ballot drop box,” the statement reads. “It is legal to deposit the ballot of a family member, household member, or person for whom you are the caregiver. Here are the rules for ballot drop boxes by which I ask you to abide”: the posts must be accompanied by a copy of Arizona’s ballot drop box law, or a web link to the text of the law, along with a copy of or link to the restraining order itself. The judge then ordered Jennings to post a separate message on her personal Truth Social account. “Any past statement that it is always illegal to deposit multiple ballots in a ballot drop box is incomplete; a family member, household member, or caregiver can legally do so.” The restraining order will last for 14 days. The order comes less than a week after Liburdi ruled in favor of Clean Elections USA, allowing them to keep monitoring ballot drop boxes after two liberal activists groups, the Arizona Alliance for Retired Americans and Voto Latino, sued to stop the group from monitoring the drop boxes, claiming that it was violating the Voting Rights Act and the Ku Klux Klan Act. “Defendants have not made any statements threatening to commit acts of unlawful violence to a particular individual or group of individuals,” Liburdi wrote, citing public statements Jennings made urging volunteers to to follow the law and remain outside the mandatory 75-foot radius of the drop box, and not to interact with alleged “ballot mules” at the drop boxes. “Defendants’ conduct does not fall into any traditionally recognized category of voter intimidation,” Liburdi added. “While there are serious questions implicated, the Court cannot provide preliminary injunctive relief without infringing core constitutional rights,” Liburdi wrote in his conclusion. However, he left the case open for future litigation, writing in his conclusion that Arizona Alliance could sue in future if they could prove that Clean Elections USA was engaging in actual voter intimidation. https://www.dailywire.com/news/arizona-judge-issues-restraining-order-against-voter-org-monitoring-drop-boxes-a-week-after-ruling-in-their-favor ^ looks like the judge got pressured from on-high - he's even going as far as telling these folks what they have to write on social-media; unbelievable (I doubt he'd treat Dems that way). I don't even know how/why they are allowing these drop-boxes - AFAIK they are supposed to be "camera-monitored" but in 2020 many weren't or the recording-equipment "conveniently malfunctioned" - sure; not everyone that uses the drop-boxes is up to shenanigans; but they open the opportunity for those that are - it seems there is the possibility there won't be any oversight at many of these drop-boxes.

Stephen A is mostly a self-serving opportunisl$t. Also, ESPN is owned by woke-Disney

"White House Announces Days Before Midterms That Biden Admin Will Help Pay Certain People’s Power Bills" The Biden administration announced on Wednesday, six days before the upcoming midterm elections, that the federal government would help pay power bills for qualifying low- and moderate-income households. The administration will provide $4.5 billion through the Department of Health and Human Services to “help lower heating costs for American families this winter,” according to a press release from the White House. The funds will cover unpaid utility payments and “help families make cost-effective home energy repairs to lower their heating and cooling bills.” https://www.dailywire.com/news/white-house-announces-days-before-midterms-that-biden-admin-will-help-pay-certain-peoples-power-bills

The Red wave is coming and the Dems seem to be panicking: https://youtu.be/d-ABIIZV3vA

Kamala grabbing Uncle-Joe as he wanders-off in the wrong direction on-stage: https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/11/harris.jpg?fit=crop&ar=16%3A9&w=1080&auto=format&ixlib=react-9.3.0

"... DeSantis is going to win in a landslide. His government has so been so wildly successful in what has been an unimaginable difficult four years. Hos re-election was guaranteed even before having to deal with Hurricane Ian ..." "Florida GOP Registers 9 New Voters For Every New Democrat" https://www.dailywire.com/news/wow-florida-gop-registers-9-new-voters-for-every-new-democrat

Was looking at an articled titled: "New Poll Predicts Disaster For Democrats A Week Before Midterms" I thought the image attached to the article was kinda funny/clever (depending on how one is voting I would guess): https://www.dailywire.com/news/new-poll-predicts-disaster-for-democrats-a-week-before-midterms

w.r.t. politicians unfortunately it often comes down to the lesser of two evils vs how great a particular politician is. As a saying goes: "A second-rate firefighter is better than a first-rate arsonist"

This thread does make you think back to the old days - at least it does for me.

Air Supply - "Making Love Out Of Nothing At All" https://youtu.be/ogoIxkPjRts

And yeah - Abba is probably my fave artist of all time - fave Abba song is "SOS": https://youtu.be/cvChjHcABPA

"Slow Hand" https://youtu.be/dbk29JZdl5A ^ Damn I'm gay

"Woman In Love" ^ Love that f'ing song: https://youtu.be/tskm5LWYmIM

Glass Tiger - "Someday" ^ pretty-soft https://youtu.be/UHYtsnSlCg0

^ likely the "PO-PO report" will say what the left wants it to say (shit rolls downhill)

“‘It Can Ruin Your Career’: Glenn Greenwald Explains Why Journalists Are Terrified To Question Paul Pelosi Narrative” Independent journalist Glenn Greenwald said Sunday that there was a very simple reason that members of his chosen profession seemed unwilling to question the narrative surrounding the alleged attack on Paul Pelosi — namely the possibility that asking questions could put their careers at risk. Greenwald laid out his theory in a Twitter thread, saying that it didn’t even matter whether or not the prevailing narrative — that the person who was arrested at House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) was a far-right conspiracy theorist and election denier — was true. The point, he said, was that it couldn’t be questioned. “It’s very possible that the instantly formed media narrative — Paul Pelosi’s attacker was a MAGA fanatic who broke in to murder Nancy — will be proven true. But right now there are so many glaring doubts and holes in that story that it just takes common sense to question this,” Greenwald began. “It’s genuinely alarming how conditioned so much of the U.S. population is to equate skepticism toward the pronouncements of media corporations with mental illness: ‘If you don’t instantly accept what Wolf Blitzer and Andrea Mitchell claim, then you’re a crazy conspiracy theorist.'” Greenwald went on to explain that even journalists who had questions about the prevailing narrative — on any topic — often felt as though they couldn’t say anything without risking their jobs or even their entire careers. “It’s so crucial to understand the dynamic dominating journalism. Few journalists have career security,” Greenwald continued. “Imagine you’re a young journalist at a big media corporation. You know if you ask these questions, Twitter will explode and it can ruin your career.” He then shared a tweet from Steve Krakauer that included just a few of the questions he thought media ought to be asking. • “Why wasn’t there signs of forced entry at Pelosi home?” • “Who was 3rd person who opened door for police?” • “Why was Pelosi holding hammer and attack only happened after police arrived?” • “Where is bodycam/security footage?” • “Why isn’t the press asking these questions?” “This happened during Russiagate,” Greenwald added, saying that he had gotten a number of messages from journalists who worked for larger media corporations — and they had expressed their thanks that he was willing to question the narrative because they couldn’t do it. “One Twitter mob against them for questioning Dem narrative can be career-ending,” he said. Greenwald said that he believed many journalists saw the “glaring questions and evidentiary holes” in the story that had been pushed so far regarding Pelosi, but especially in the last days before the midterm election, the narrative was even more important than usual. “Why stick their heads up, provoke a liberal Twitter mob, and be branded?” he asked. “That’s the climate.” “Police investigating the Paul Pelosi attack continue to state they *do not know the motive.* Yet liberal “thought leaders” like @HillaryClinton and @jimmykimmel have decreed that not only is the motive known to them, but only insane or malicious people would question them,” Greenwald continued. Greenwald went on to say that he wasn’t ready to ascribe any motives because he didn’t feel that he’d seen enough evidence to do so, adding, “The preferred narrative may end up right but most of it is based on massaged-by-CNN anonymous claims.” He then listed the questions he’d like to see answered before claiming he understood exactly what went down in the Pelosi’s home: • “How someone broke into the home of one of the richest and most powerful families without setting off an alarm?” • “How Paul Pelosi could call 9/11 in the middle of this?” • “Who is the ‘unknown’ person who opened the door for the police?” • “Where is the video?” Police have since clarified that there was not a third person in the home, an early claim that seems to be rooted in the police report stating that police saw Pelosi and DePape fighting over a hammer after the door was answered by a “unknown person.” https://www.dailywire.com/news/it-can-ruin-your-career-glenn-greenwald-explains-why-journalists-are-terrified-to-question-paul-pelosi-narrative ^ BTW – Greenwald is a gay liberal *journalist*

“… you and your premise are full of shit. The left threatens violence and intimidation openly and often …” “… Police have made one arrest after a canvasser supporting the re-election campaign of Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., was beaten down on the street in Hialeah, Florida. Rubio tweeted Monday that the canvasser was attacked Sunday night by four people who supposedly told him Republicans were not allowed in their area. "Last night one of our canvassers wearing my T-shirt and a [Florida Gov. Ron] Desantis [sic] hat was brutally attacked by 4 animals who told him Republicans weren’t allowed in their neighborhood in #Hialeah #Florida," Rubio posted. "He suffered internal bleeding, a broken jaw & will need facial reconstructive surgery …” https://www.foxnews.com/politics/rubio-canvasser-attacked-florida-1-arrested ^ pic of the victim in a hospital-bed - imagine if that would have been a democrat canvasser - it'd be nonstop MAGA shit

“… Ten days and counting until the end of the Democrat Party for at least a decade. Congress controls spending and the Republicans will use the power of the debt limit to reverse the insane spending of the last 4 years. No federal judges approved. Hearings on Hunter Biden and what Joe and Hunter did with the millions they got from China and Russia. The FBIs role in Russiagate and Jan 6 exposed …” We’ll see – my feeling is the Dems will try ANYTHING to not lose the Congress – also; I’m not totally convinced that if the GOP takes power that they are willing to be as vicious at the Dems – not to mention the Rinos that may not cooperate or try to block things.

“… The only evidence to make this a political attach is the report that the assailant was yelling "where's Nancy?" …” Is there evidence (video; audio; etc) that the perp was yelling this – o/w it’s probably part of the “let’s blame Republicans” BS – this was either a setup to smear the GOP right b/f the election when the Dems are in trouble; or it’s a cover-up for some shady biz going-on w/ Pauli P. “… As for the gay sex theories, honestly, if someone broke into my house at 2AM, I would be in my underwear, too …” Apparently the perp was in his underwear also – how many people break into a house then strip down to their underwear (other than wild4tatas).

PLs pay $200 b/c that is what the girls say (they ask instead of the PL making the offer) – Dallas is relatively-low-on-extras so a lot of the locals (or even out-of-area visitors) don’t have a lot of access to extras except a couple of dives the PLs may not like hitting; thus they don’t often have a frame-of-reference. I think if one throws in an extra $40 on top of the dances, most of those handjob(ing) Cubanas would take it – e.g. if you get 3 $20 dances and throw in a $40 tip for a HJ, that is fair-compensation and most of these Cubanas would take that – but Dallas not having that many good extras options, and many of the PLs not knowing any-better; is why the Cubanas are bleeding these PLs. And part of it is supply-and-demand – if very few-dancers in the club did HJs, then one could see the premium – but I’m sure most of the Cubanas are more-than-happy to give HJs and why often times (at least in the clubs downhere in SoFlo), many of the Cubanas give unsolicited-HJs w/o the custy even asking nor her even asking (often times the Cubana just dives right-in) b/c they know it’s an easy way to score extra-$$$ - I’ve read multiple-reviews in the past of different clubs where the Cubana gives and unsolicited HJ and then demands $200 (on top of the dances) – unfortunately there are too-many inexperienced SCers that don’t push-back and just pay what the dancer-says vs paying a fair-offer and this is why often-times prices are higher than they should be vs if most PLs were informed about the a fair-going-rate; but it is what it is.